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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: Tarasov, Leipe|

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|

BAP/BHAP authors article published in Journal of Archaeological Science: Reviews

Congratulations to BAP/BHAP authors on the recent publication of their article in Journal of Archaeological Science: Reviews! Title: Building a high-resolution chronology for northern Hokkaido – A case study of the Late Holocene Hamanaka 2 site on Rebun Island, Hokkaido (Japan) Authors: Ari Junno, Jack P.R. Dury, Christian Leipe, Mayke Wagner, Pavel E. Tarasov, Yu Hirasawa, Peter D. Jordan, Hirofumi Kato. Abstract: Archaeological radiocarbon dating in coastal northern Hokkaido is challenged by the marine reservoir effect and the scarcity [...]

Andrea Hiob2021-03-22T10:07:30-06:00Categories: News|Tags: Leipe, Jordan, Tarasov, Wagner|

Franziska Kobe article published in Journal of Quaternary Science

Congratulations to Franziska Kobe on her recent article published in Journal of Quaternary Science! Ms. Kobe is a PhD student at the Freie Universitaet Berlin under the supervision of Dr. Pavel Tarasov. Also congratulations to our other BAP team members who contributed as co-authors. Title: Not herbs and forbs alone: Pollen-based evidence for the presence of boreal trees and shrubs in Cis-Baikal (Eastern Siberia) derived from the Last Glacial Maximum sediment of Lake Ochaul Authors: Franziska Kobe, Christian [...]

Andrea Hiob2021-03-22T10:09:12-06:00Categories: News|Tags: Leipe, Kobe, Tarasov, Wagner|

Andrzej Weber article published in Archaeological Research in Asia!

Congratulations to Dr. Andrzej Weber on the recent publication of his article in Archaeological Research in Asia! Title: Middle Holocene hunter–gatherers of Cis-Baikal, Eastern Siberia: Combined impacts of the boreal forest, bow-and-arrow, and fishing Author: Andrzej W. Weber Abstract: Middle Holocene hunter–gatherers (HG) of the Cis-Baikal region, Eastern Siberia, display substantial spatio-temporal variation in adaptive strategies highlighted by several cultural transitions. These transitions are examined focusing on the role of the following factors: (1) Changes in the distribution [...]

Andrea Hiob2022-01-05T11:48:56-07:00Categories: News|Tags: Weber|

Peter Jordan article published in Quaternary Science Reviews

Congratulations to Dr. Peter Jordan and co-authors on the recent publication of their article in Quaternary Science Reviews! Title: Late Glacial hunter-gatherer pottery in the Russian Far East: Indications of diversity in origins and use Authors: Shinya Shoda, Alexandre Lucquin, Oksana Yanshina, Yaroslav Kuzmin, Igor Shevkomud, Vitaly Medvedev, Evgeniya Derevianko, Zoya Lapshina, Oliver E. Craig and Peter Jordan. Abstract: During the Late Glacial, hunter-gatherers began using ceramic cooking containers in three separate geographic regions of East Asia: China, [...]

Andrea Hiob2021-03-22T10:12:31-06:00Categories: News|Tags: Jordan|

Peter Jordan article published in Journal of Anthropological Archaeology

Congratulations to Dr. Peter Jordan and co-authors on the recent publication of their article in Journal of Anthropological Archaeology! Title: Walnuts, salmon and sika deer: Exploring the evolution and diversification of Jōmon “culinary” traditions in prehistoric Hokkaidō Authors: Harry K. Robson, Alexandre Lucquin, Kevin Gibbs, Hayley Saul, Tetsuhiro Tomoda, Yu Hirasawa, Toshiro Yamahara, Hirofumi Kato, Sven Isaksson, Oliver E. Craig and Peter Jordan. Abstract: The goal of this contribution is to stimulate a wider reflection on the role [...]

Andrea Hiob2021-03-22T10:13:48-06:00Categories: News|Tags: Jordan|

Andrzej Weber article published in Archaeological Research in Asia

Congratulations to Drs. Andrzej W. Weber, Christopher Bronk Ramsey, Rick J. Schulting, Vladimir I. Bazaliiskii and Olga I. Goriunova on the recent publication of their article in Archaeological Research in Asia! Title: Middle Holocene hunter-gatherers of Cis-Baikal, Eastern Siberia: Chronology and dietary trends Authors: Andrzej W. Weber, Christopher Bronk Ramsey, Rick J. Schulting, Vladimir I. Bazaliiskii and Olga I. Goriunova. Abstract: Analyses of radiocarbon dates (all corrected for the freshwater reservoir effect) and associated stable isotope values obtained [...]

Andrea Hiob2022-01-05T11:54:12-07:00Categories: News|Tags: Schulting, Bazaliiskii, Ramsey, Goriunova, Weber|