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2012-4. Events. DNA: portret of Nation (film and show)

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Abstract
This brief event notice announces the 8 November 2012 premiere of the TV film "DNA: Portrait of a Nation" and summarizes its central claim that up to 20% of Ukrainians may be descendants of Trypillians based on research conducted for the film. The piece notes that the film sparked lively but largely non-academic media discussion and received unequivocally negative reactions from professional scholars.
Keywords
Trypillia culture Cucuteni-Trypillia ancient DNA Ukrainian ethnogenesis public archaeology popular science media scientific criticism television documentary

A 2012 television documentary, "DNA: Portrait of a Nation," claimed genetic evidence linking a significant share of Ukrainians to the Trypillia culture. The premiere quickly triggered a media debate that scientists largely rejected as insufficiently rigorous.

On November 8, 2012, will be a premier of a new movie:

DNA: portret of nation

8 листопада 2012 року відбулася прем’єра телефільму “ДНК. Портрет нації”.

Автори стверджують, що на підставі проведених спеціально для фільму досліджень є підстави говорити про те, що до 20 відсотків українців є нащадками трипільців. Фільм викликам жваву, хоча не надто наукову дискусію у шоу та однозначно несхвальні відгуки науковців

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