GORIUNOVA Olga

Dr. Olga Goriunova is a Senior Research Associate in the Scientific Research Centre “Baikalskii Region”at Irkutsk State University. She has played a pivotal role in the Baikal Archaeology Project’s Russian excavations and research as our regional coordinator. Her research involves: prehistoric cultures of the Baikal region in Siberia during the Holocene; Mesolithic, Neolithic, and Bronze Age of the Little Sea micro-region on Lake Baikal; archaeological excavations and comprehensive examination of mortuary sites and multi-layered camp sites of the Cis-Baikal region focusing on dating, chronology, and culture historical periodization; reconstruction of the material and spiritual culture, subsistence activities, and social organization; examination of prehistoric pottery technology (clay composition, and shaping and decoration techniques) and manufacturing technology of nephrite objects (mainly ornaments made of the white and light green nephrite); sourcing of lithic raw materials.

RESEARCH INTERESTS: Mortuary ritual and symbolism, Diet, Subsistence of hunter-gatherers on Lake Baikal