PERERVA E.V., DJACHENKO A.N. The Population of the Bronze Age of the Lower Volga Region in the Works of Russian Anthropologists
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.15688/jvolsu4.2019.3.18
Evgeny V. Pererva
Candidate of Sciences (History), Head of Science Department,
Volgograd Institute of Management, Branch of the Russian Presidential Academy of National Economy and Public Administration,
Gagarina St., 8, 400015 Volgograd, Russian Federation
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https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8285-4461
Alexandr N. Djachenko
Researcher,
Laboratory of Archaeological Research, Volgograd State University,
Prosp. Universitetsky, 100, 400062 Volgograd, Russian Federation
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https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4802-1922
Abstract. Introduction. This work is a review of scientific publications on studying paleoanthropological materials of the Bronze Age originating from burial mounds of the Lower Volga region.
Materials and Analysis. The paper begins with the analysis of articles and monographic studies of domestic authors, whose works were written in the period from the 30s to the late 80s of the 20th century. The so-called Soviet period in Russian anthropology is characterized by the dominance of the individual-typological approach in describing skeletal series of representatives of the Bronze Age cultures. The osteological collections from burial complexes of the Bronze Age of the Lower Volga region accumulated at this stage of the study were distinguished by a small number and low representativeness. The main conclusions were based on studying craniological samples. A great contribution to developing ideas on the racial and ethnic history of the Lower Volga region during this period was made by researchers G.F. Debets, V.V. Gizburg, V.I. Vuich, B.V. Firshtein, A.V. Shevchenko. The second part of the article is devoted to analyzing the results of anthropological research in the region in the works of modern Russian scientists.A distinctive feature of these works is that they are based on studying large-scale craniological series of broad temporal and territorial coverage. The studies of such scientists as A.A. Khokhlov, E.F. Batieva, A.A. Kazarnitsky, M.A. Balabanova use the complex approach in which classical methods of physical anthropology (craniology, osteology) are combined with the methods of statistical analysis and using data from Archaeology, Paleodemography, and Paleoecology.
Results. The work shows the importance of using anthropological data as an independent source in paleohistorical constructions, as well as in the process of the archaeological study of various cultures of the Bronze Age that existed in the Lower Volga region.
Key words: Bronze Age, Lower Volga region, paleoanthropology, osteology, craniology, history.
Citation. Pererva E.V., Djachenko A.N. The Population of the Bronze Age of the Lower Volga Region in theWorks of Russian Anthropologists. Vestnik Volgogradskogo gosudarstvennogo universiteta. Seriya 4. Istoriya. Regionovedenie. Mezhdunarodnye otnosheniya [Science Journal of Volgograd State University. History. Area Studies. International Relations], 2019, vol. 24, no. 3, pp. 205-223. (in Russian). DOI: https://doi.org/10.15688/jvolsu4.2019.3.18.
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