THE SOCIAL APPROACH IN ARCHAEOLOGY: YESTERDAY AND NOWADAYS
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The article considers the current approaches to the social analysis of archaeological sites in Russian and foreign science. The dynamics in changing approaches from the beginning of the 20 century to the beginning of the 21 century has been traced. We should point out a shift in the focus of research from the investigation for general patterns of social development to a comprehensive study of the life of separate communities and even individuals. A great contribution to the development of new approaches was made by modern natural science methods - studies of ancient DNA and isotope analyzes.

Berseneva N.A., (2019), THE SOCIAL APPROACH IN ARCHAEOLOGY: YESTERDAY AND NOWADAYS. History and Modern Perspectives, 4 => 59-62.

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