Traditional Metrology and Modern World

DOI: 10.33876/2311-0546/2023-3/86-97

Authors

  • Viacheslav Rudnev The Russian Academy of Sciences N.N. Miklouho-Maklay Institute of Ethnology and Anthropology

Keywords:

Culture, territorial exploration, measurement

Abstract

Historically, human territorial exploration is accompanied by measurements, i.e. a comparison of the measured object with some commonly recognized standard measure. In preindustrial society, the measures used could be both similar and diverse, depending on the way of life, the economy and local natural conditions. Anthropometric data were usually used as a standard to determine the size, or to compare the amount of work performed by humans or animals over a certain time period, etc. Changes in lifestyle and the forms of economic activity led to the transition to new measurement methods. However, some old measures overcame the time barrier and successfully adapted to the new reality. This makes metrological traditions a matter of interest for a special study.

Author Biography

  • Viacheslav Rudnev, The Russian Academy of Sciences N.N. Miklouho-Maklay Institute of Ethnology and Anthropology

    Rudnev, Viacheslav V. — Ph. D. in History, Senior Researcher of the Center for European Studies, the Russian Academy of Sciences N. N. Miklouho-Maklay Institute of Ethnology and Anthropology (Russian Federation, Moscow). E-mail: roudnev@mail.ru

    For citation: Rudnev, V. V. 2023. Traditional Metrology and Modern World. Herald of Anthropology (Vestnik Antropologii). 3: 86–97.

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Published

09.09.2023

Issue

No. 3 (2023): Herald of Anthropology

Section

Human Ecology and Anthropology of Subsistence