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Dr. Rick Schulting article published in Journal of Archaeological Science

Congratulations to Dr. Rick Schulting and co-authors on the publication of their paper in Journal of Archaeological Science! Title: Subsistence shift and socio-economic response to cultural and climate changes aong north-central Iberian megalithic groups Authors: Fern´andez-Crespo, J. Ordo˜no, R.J. Schulting Abstract: The insufficient attention traditionally paid to the complex mortuary biographies of megalithic graves has long obscured a significant amount of synchronic and diachronic information. The Rioja Alavesa region of north-central Iberia holds a number of megalithic graves [...]

Andrea Hiob2021-08-20T11:11:31-06:00Categories: News|Tags: Schulting|

Franziska Kobe article published in Quaternary International

Some great news from Pavel Tarasov in Berlin! Congratulations to Pavel Tarasov, Franziska Kobe, Larissa Savelieva, Christian Leipe and all co-authors on the publication of their recent on the publication of their recent article in the Quaternary International! Title: Lateglacial and Holocene changes in vegetation and human subsistence around Lake Zhizhitskoye, East European midlatitudes, derived from radiocarbon-dated pollen and archaeological records Authors: Tarasov PE, Savelieva LA, Kobe F, Korotkevich BS, Long T, Kostromina NA, Leipe C. Abstract: The numerous lake and [...]

Andrea Hiob2021-07-26T13:49:12-06:00Categories: News|Tags: Leipe, Kobe, Tarasov|

Vladimir Bazaliiskii paper published in Bulletin of the Irkutsk State University (Geoarchaeology, Ethnology, and Anthropology Series) 2021 [in Russian]!

Congratulations to Mr. Vladimir I. Bazaliiskii on the recent publication of his article in Bulletin of the Irkutsk State University (Geoarchaeology, Ethnology, and Anthropology Series) 2021 [in Russian]! Title: Morphological Analysis of the Bone Serrated Points from Early Neolithic Complexes of Shamanka 2 Burial Ground Authors: Bazaliiskii VI, Tyutrin AA, Weber AW Abstract: An analysis of the bone serrated points from the burial complexes of Shamanka 2 burial ground is presented. The origin of the collection makes it [...]

Andrea Hiob2021-07-26T11:23:05-06:00Categories: News|Tags: Bazaliiskii, Weber|

Franziska Kobe presents Guest Online Lecture for Palynology Short Talks!

Franziska Kobe, BAP PhD Student at Freie Universitaet Berlin, recently presented a guest lecture for Palynology Short Talks – Session 11: Vegetation History. This talk was part of the student research showcase and infographic and lightning talk sessions, sponsored by AASP-TPS and BES Palaeoecology Group. The presentation was on May 18th and entitled "Investigating the possibility of boreal tree taxa presence in the CIS Baikal (Eastern Siberia) during the LGM using pollen records". This presentation highlighted Franziska's PhD project [...]

Andrea Hiob2021-06-16T13:15:34-06:00Categories: News, Media & Public Outreach|Tags: Kobe|

Olga I. Goriunova paper published in Archaeological Research in Asia, June 2021

Congratulations to Dr. Olga I Goriunova on the recent publication of her article in Archaeological Research in Asia! Title: Middle Holocene hunter-gatherer mortuary practices in the Little Sea microregion of Lake Baikal, part 1: Early Neolithic Authors: Goriunova OI, Novikov AG, Turkin GV, Weber AW Abstract: Archaeological research on Cis-Baikal Early Neolithic mortuary practices has traditionally focused on the Kitoi mortuary tradition with its rich materials known from several large cemeteries of the Angara Valley and Southwest Baikal. [...]

Andrea Hiob2021-05-31T11:11:41-06:00Categories: News|Tags: Goriunova, Novikov, Weber|

Christopher Bronk Ramsey paper published in Archaeological Research in Asia, March 2021

Congratulations to Dr. Christopher Bronk Ramsey on the recent publication of his article in Archaeological Research in Asia! Congratulations also to BAP co-authors Drs. Rick Schulting, Vladimir I. Bazaliiskii, Olga I. Goriunova and Andrzej Weber. Title: Spatio-temporal patterns of cemetery use among Middle Holocene hunter-gatherers of Cis-Baikal, Eastern Siberia Authors: Bronk Ramsey C, Schulting RJ, Bazaliiskii VI, Goriunova OI, Weber AW Abstract: Hunter-gatherer archaeology typically focusses on the details of subsistence strategies and material culture and, in the [...]

Andrea Hiob2021-05-20T13:08:59-06:00Categories: News|Tags: Weber, Goriunova, Schulting, Bazaliiskii, Ramsey|

Rebecca Bourgeois paper published in Journal of Archaeological Science: Reports, June 2021

Congratulations to Rebecca Bourgeois on her recent article published in the Journal of Archaeological Sciences: Reports June 2021! Also congratulations to BAP co-authors Vladimir I. Bazaliiskii, Hugh McKenzie and Angela Lieverse. Title: A four-stage approach to re-associating fragmented and commingled human remains Authors: Bourgeois RL, Bazaliiskii VI, McKenzie H, Clark TN, Lieverse AR Abstract: Bioarchaeological and forensic anthropological methods are limited in their ability to re-associate human skeletal remains that have been both fragmented and commingled. Although many methods [...]

Andrea Hiob2021-05-19T10:57:26-06:00Categories: News|Tags: Bazaliiskii, Lieverse, McKenzie, Bourgeois|

Dr. Nour Moussa presents guest lecture at MacEwan University!

Dr. Nour Moussa was recently invited to present a guest lecture for the Genetics 400 course at MacEwan University, Edmonton, Canada. The lecture was on April 8th and entitled "A Snapshot on the Maternal Background of Lake Baikal's Ancient Populations". A good time was had by all! Action photo by Dr. Monica Davis.

Andrea Hiob2021-05-03T12:16:00-06:00Categories: News, Media & Public Outreach|Tags: Moussa|

Christian Leipe article published in Science Advances

Congratulations to Dr. Christian Leipe on his recent article published in Science Advances! Also congratulations to Dr. Pavel Tarasov, who contributed as co-author, and states that this new technique will be of great help in dating lake and peat sediment archives in the Lake Baikal region. Title: Breakthrough in purification of fossil pollen for dating of sediments by a new large-particle on-chip sorter Authors: Kasai Y, Leipe C, Saito M, Kitagawa H, Lauterbach S, Brauer A, Tarasov PE, Goslar [...]

Andrea Hiob2021-04-21T13:00:16-06:00Categories: News|Tags: Leipe, Tarasov|

Daniel Temple article published in American Journal of Physical Anthropology

Congratulations to Dr. Daniel Temple and co-authors on the recent publication of their article in American Journal of Physical Anthropology! Title: Adapting in the Arctic: Habitual activity and landscape interaction in Late Holocene hunter-gatherers from Alaska Authors: Daniel H. Temple, Emily R. Rosa, David R. Hunt, Christopher B. Ruff. Objectives: This study compares lower limb diaphyseal robusticity between Native Alaskan hunter‐gatherers to reconstruct patterns of mobility and engagement with terrain. Materials and methods: Ancestral remains included in this [...]

Andrea Hiob2021-04-06T13:05:40-06:00Categories: News|Tags: Temple|