The Formation of an Early Medieval Society and How to Study It
The Department of Archaeology and Cultural Anthropology is hosting a research colloquium featuring Prof. Jiří Macháček from Masaryk University, Brno, on February 26 2025.
The Early Medieval society in Moravia has traditionally been interpreted based on written historical records. The lecture The Formation of an Early Medieval Society and How to Study It: Pots, Food, and Genes by Prof. Jiří Macháček from Masaryk University, Brno, will expand and refine these interpretations using new insights from archaeometry, biomolecular archaeology, and ancient DNA analysis.