Table of Contents
Table of Contents
List of Figures
List of Illustrations
List of Tables
Preface
Acknowledgments
Abbreviations
Abstract
Introduction
Chapter 1. Prologue (pp. 1-20)
Chapter 2. Archaeology, Anthropology, and Cultural Identity (pp. 21-92)
Chapter 3. Genealogy and Cultural Identity (pp. 93-186)
Chapter 4. Cultural Genomics as a Complex Emerging Science from the Perspective of Cultural Identity 139 Conclusion (pp. 187-188)
References (pp. 189-230)
About the Author (pp. 231-232)
Index (pp. 233)
Reviews
“This book is impressive. Clearly written and well-articulated, the author, Dr. Lolita Nikolova, thoroughly covers the breadth and depth of cultural genomics and cultural identity. Dr. Nikolova, an international renowned scientist, provides a valuable and contemporary approach to the study of genomics and takes complex and dense material and explains it in usable, scientific terms familiar to the disciplines of archaeology, genetic genealogy, traditional genealogy, genomics, human origin, and evolution of human civilization. This book is must for students and others wanting to understand the connections and interrelations between culture and genetic data and processes.” – Professor Kerri Naylor, PhD, Argosy University, Draper, Utah, USA
“Dr. Lolita Nikolova is a globally known scientist, who was always ambitious in achieving new knowledge and thoughtful by the new trends in the sciences, especially in the social ones. The present volume, entitled Cultural Genomics and the Changing Dynamics of Cultural Identity is a monograph, which represents an important contribution to this new discipline, which is cultural genomics, being meant to make us understand the permanent connection and interrelation that exists between the culture and genetic data, or processes.” – Professor Alexanda Comşa, PhD, Archaeological Institute, Bucarest, Romania
“The book by Professor Lolita Nikolova fills a considerable recent gap in understanding of the cultural context of human genetics and opens new scholarly directions of research of the personal origin from the perspectives of integration of genetic genealogy with archaeology and traditional genealogy.” – Evgeni Delev, Ph. Ing., France, FamilyTreeDNA, Bulgarian DNA Group Administrator
“The book offers a new discipline–cultural genomics–as a valuable constructive approach to integrating genomics with cultural studies in order to have more reliable and fruitful scientific research on origin and the evolution of human civilization. The monograph by Dr. Nikolova not only shows the limitations of genomics, but also directs readers toward new virgin horizons of exploring human history as a search for the deep roots of personal cultural identity.” – Professor Marcel Otte, University of Liège, Liège, Belgium
Additional Information
Keywords: Cultural genomics, genetics, archaeology, genealogy, genetic genealogy, identity, cultural identity, prehistory, Balkan prehistory, European Prehistory, human origin, evolution, constructivism grounded theory, science, theory, culture
The book is written in way to answer questions of professionals and general audience. The professional fields of interest: genetics, archaeology, genetic genealogy, theory of culture, theory of cultural identity, human evolution, etc. General audience: all interested in human origin, cultural identity and in searching for the origin of the personal identity.
Award Winning
Cultural Genomics and the Changing Dynamics of Cultural Identity: The Scholarly Bond of Archaeology, Genealogy, and Genomics is the gold medal winner of the 2019 eLit Awards in the category of Science. To see the list of all the 2019 eLit Award winners,
