The cultural heritage of Eurasia has not been fully researched to this day and the available historical sources are preserved in many different languages. Therefore, it is necessary to develop new methods of analysis and to ask new questions, explains Claudia Rapp.
The cultural heritage of Eurasia has not been fully researched to this day and the available historical sources are preserved in many different languages. Therefore, it is necessary to develop new methods of analysis and to ask new questions, explains Claudia Rapp. Pixabay In the cluster of excellence Eurasian Transformations, led by Claudia Rapp (expert on Byzantine studies, Austrian Academy of Sciences and University of Vienna), an international team of 31 academics investigate the cultural heritage and the historical processes of transformation in the region of "Eurasia". The expert on eastern Europe Oliver Jens Schmitt and linguist Melanie Malzahn represent the University of Vienna on the Board of Directors (BOD). The greater region of Eurasia stretches from Central Europe to Asia. The so-called 'Eurasian Miracle' has developed here over the last 3,000 years - historical processes of transformation that continue to have an impact on modern times. Environmental changes, mobility and migration have influenced the economy and the people's lives.
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