Kungl. Skytteanska Samfundet and Umeå University welcome you to an international conference in Archaeogenetics and Genetic Genealogy November 13-14 2019. Below you see the schedule for the two days of the conference.
Schedule Wendsday November 13 Aula Nordica, Umeå University
The first day is about answering questions in a larger historical perspective; human origin, prehistoric traces in the form of bones and teeth and how we interpret the findings.
These lectures will be held in English with invited lecturers from prominent research groups in Europe.
13.00 Introduction by Fredrik Elgh, Professor/Senior Physician at the Department of Clinical Microbiology and Lars-Erik Edlund, Professor at the Department of Language Studies and the President of the Skytteanska Samfundet.
13.15 Scientific program, Chair Jan Olov Westerberg
13.20 Demographic events i the latter prehistoric Scandinavia: Iron age mobility, Anders Götherström
14.00 DNA, migration and interaction in Stone Age Scandinavia, Helena Malmström
14.30 Coffee
14.50 Early Indo-European migrations – combining Ancient DNA, Archaeology, and Historical Linguistics, Jenny Larsson
20.30-21.00 (about) How to tie together amateurs and professionals, Karin Bojs
Schedule Thursday November 14 Aula Nordica, Umeå University
During the second day, we will listen to lectures on the role of DNA research in genealogy. We will also learn more about how the police use DNA in their line of work. N.B. These lectures will be held in Swedish execpt for the first one by Roberta Estes.
There will be a focus on hot, contemporary issues, such as genealogical and forensic use of DNA.
08.30 The power and future of genetic genealogy, Roberta Estes
09.20 Skogfinskt DNA – genealogi och migration, Jan Myhrvold
10.00 Vad DNA berättar om den samiska befolkningens djupa ursprung, Peter Sjölund
10.15 Coffee
10.30 Min släktresa i sameland och Kanada, Olle Sarri
11.05 Hur jag blev 50-procentig rom, Sandra Englund
11.20 Hur mina kusiner blev mina syskon, Carl-Oskar Lundström
11.40 Kontrollera släktskap på avstånd med DNA, Jakob Norstedt
12.05 Pause
12.15 DNA-kartläggning av den (ö)kända Buresläkten från medeltiden, Peter Sjölund
12.35 Forensisk genealogi – att klara upp brott med DNA-släktforskning, Bo Lundqvist
