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NEWS
Additional
and supplemented databases
of material held in the bioarchaeological, ethnographic and
archaeological collections made available on the web site
from 01.12.2008 (in Latvian).
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Akadēmijas
laukums 1,
Rīga LV-1050, LATVIA
Tel: +371 67223715
Fax: +371 67225044
lvi@lza.lv
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The
Institute
of Latvian History was founded by a Law of the Cabinet of
Ministers of the Republic of Latvia passed on 14 January 1936. The
Institute has continued to function under various names from that time
right up to the present day. In accordance with Instruction of the
Cabinet of Ministers No. 176 and Decision No. 174 of the Senate of the
University of Latvia, on 1 April 2006 the Institute became the Agency
of the University of Latvia "Institute of Latvian History at the
University of Latvia".
Major research fields include: the prehistory of Latvia; ethnic and
cultural history of the inhabitants of Latvia in prehistory and
medieval times; ethnic history of the Baltic States; 20th century
history of Latvia; traditional lifeways and customs of the inhabitants
of Latvia; culture-historical studies on Riga; bioarchaeology;
palaeodemography; dendrochronology. On 1 January 2006, the Institute
had a staff of 56, including four habilitated doctors and 26 doctors.
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