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Ruairidh Macleod elected as Postdoctoral Research Fellow of All Souls College, Oxford!

Ruairidh Macleod has been elected as a Postdoctoral Research Fellow of All Souls College, Oxford! He will start there from October 2025. This is an independent research fellowship lasting 5 years and funded by the College from which Ruairidh will develop his own projects related to the study of ancient DNA, particularly around human disruption of ecosystems and zoonotic spillover risk in prehistory. Congratulations, Ruairidh! All the best!

2025-03-05T10:13:25-07:00Categories: News|Tags: |
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Dr. Angela Lieverse article published in International Journal of Paleopathology

Congratulations to Dr. Angela Lieverse and co-authors, including former BAP team members Tatiana Nomokonova and Robert Losey, on the recent publication of their paper in International Journal of Paleopathology! Title: ‘Multi-level spondylolysis at Egiin Gol: A case from Xiongnu period Mongolia" Authors: Angela R. Lieverse, Iderkhangai Tumer-Ochir, Orgilbayar Samdantsoodol, Tatiana Nomokonova, Robert Losey Abstract:  Objective: This paper presents and discusses the aetiology of an extreme case of multi-level spondylolysis with unique presentation. Materials: The affected individual is an [...]

2025-03-04T11:49:43-07:00Categories: News|Tags: , , |
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BAP second monograph on EN Shamanka II cemetery is published and accessible in digital format!

Great news! Our second (condensed) monograph on the EN Shamanka II cemetery has been published and is accessible in digital format via our website  Details below: Irkutsk State University 2025 Mortuary Variation at the Early Neolithic Hunter-Gatherer Cemetery Shamanka II on Lake Baikal Weber AW, Bazaliiskii VI, Jessup E (Eds.) In this version of the monograph on the Shamanka II cemetery the focus is on chronology, dietary patterns, and variation in Kitoi mortuary practices. Chapter 1 gives background [...]

2025-02-20T10:44:11-07:00Categories: News|Tags: , , , , |
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Happy Lunar New Year Greetings from Dr. Mayke Wagner, Dr. Pavel Tarasov and their Berlin team!

The Dragon rests again in deep spring, The Snake moves on the high mountain. That's what it says in Chinese on the enclosed postcard, and that's what happened on the night of 29 January. What should we expect from the year of the Snake? ‘Transformation and love, of course!’ a folklorist friend wrote to us. ‘The Legend of the White Snake’ is one of the four best-known folk tales in China and has been recognised as part of the [...]

2025-02-26T12:20:48-07:00Categories: News|Tags: , |
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BAP article published in Radiocarbon!

Great News! Congratulations to BAP team members Rick Schulting, Ian Scharlotta, Angela Lieverse, Erin Jessup, Christopher Bronk Ramsey, Vladimir Bazaliiskii and Andrzej Weber on the recent publication of their article in Radiocarbon! Radiocarbon (January 2025), pp 1-13. Title: A 350 14C yr discrepancy between bone and tooth dates from the same grave at the Early Neolithic cemetery of Shamanka II, Lake Baikal, southern Siberia: reservoir effects or a misplaced mandible? Authors: Schulting RJ, Scharlotta I, Lieverse A, Jessup [...]

2025-01-22T14:11:55-07:00Categories: News|Tags: , , , , , , |
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Dr. Ruairidh Macleod successfully defends PhD dissertation!

Congratulations to Dr. Ruairidh Macleod, BAP PhD student at University of Cambridge, for successfully defending his PhD dissertation! On Wednesday the 18th of December, Ruairidh ('Rory') Macleod successfully defended his PhD thesis titled 'An Ancient Genomic Perspective of Kinship, Disease, and Environment' at the University of Cambridge. This centred on ancient genome data from Middle Holocene hunter–gatherers at Lake Baikal, in particular case studies from an apparent EBA massacre group, outbreaks of pathogens among occupants of LN cemeteries, and study [...]

2025-01-14T12:11:32-07:00Categories: News|Tags: |
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Welcome our new BAP team member, Dr. Tengwen Long!

We have a new BAP team member! Dr. Tengwen Long is Associate Professor in Geographical Sciences at the University of Nottingham Ningbo China. His research interests cover a range of topics in physical geography, with a particular emphasis on the intricate interactions between humans and the environment. A key area of his study is the origins of agriculture, where he employs a multidisciplinary approach that integrates geo-, bio‑, and historical social sciences methods. Dr Long’s career is marked by [...]

2025-01-14T12:46:58-07:00Categories: News|Tags: |
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Andrzej Weber, Erin Jessup and Robert Losey present their research at BAP monthly online research seminar (BAP MORS)

Our sixth and final BAP MORS of 2024! These seminars are a great way to learn and connect with our international team on a regular basis. December 17, 2024: Andrzej Weber, Erin Jessup, Robert Losey (University of Alberta). “Huge sturgeon, furry sable, toothy animals, and beaky birds: Variation in Shamanka II grave goods, Part 3” Thank you to the gang above for presenting their interesting research!

2025-01-14T11:59:31-07:00Categories: News|Tags: , , |
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Dr. Aleksandra Krikunova successfully defends PhD dissertation!

Congratulations to Dr. Aleksandra Krikunova, BAP PhD student at Freie Universität Berlin, for successfully defending her PhD dissertation on December 10th! Great news from Dr. Pavel Tarasov, Alexandra’s supervisor at Freie Universität Berlin: “Aleksandra's PhD defence was a great success. For the written thesis, oral presentation and subsequent discussion, all members of the committee gave her "magna cum laude", which is a grade for PhDs "with great distinction". We would like to thank all BAP team members and all [...]

2024-12-16T08:46:46-07:00Categories: News|Tags: , |
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