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Olga I. Goriunova article published in Archaeological Research in Asia

Congratulations to Drs. Olga I Goriunova, Alexei G. Novikov and Andrzej W. Weber on the recent publication of their article in Archaeological Research in Asia! Title: Middle Holocene hunter–gatherer mortuary practices in the Little Sea microregion on Lake Baikal, part II: Late Neolithic Authors: Olga I. Goriunova, Alexei G. Novikov and Andrzej W. Weber. Abstract: This is the second in a series of two papers dedicated to the examination of Neolithic mortuary variation within the Little Sea microregion [...]

Andrea Hiob2021-03-22T10:17:07-06:00Categories: News|Tags: Goriunova, Novikov, Weber|

Nour Moussa article published in Archaeological Research in Asia

Some great BAP news to share in the new year of 2021! Congratulations to Drs. Nour M. Moussa, Hugh G. McKenzie, Vladimir I. Bazaliiskii, Olga I. Goriunova and Andrzej W. Weber on the recent publication of their article in Archaeological Research in Asia! Title: Insights into Lake Baikal's ancient populations based on genetic evidence from the Early Neolithic Shamanka II and Early Bronze Age Kurma XI cemeteries Authors: Nour M. Moussa, Hugh G. McKenzie, Vladimir I. Bazaliiskii, Olga [...]

Andrea Hiob2021-03-22T10:17:26-06:00Categories: News|Tags: Goriunova, Bazaliiskii, McKenzie, Weber, Moussa|

Rick Schulting co-authored an article published in Nature Plants

Congratulations to Dr. Rick Schulting and co-authors on the recent publication of their article in Nature Plants! Title: ‘White gold’ guano fertilizer drove agricultural intensification in the Atacama Desert from AD 1000 Abstract: The archaeological record shows that large pre-Inca agricultural systems supported settlements for centuries around the ravines and oases of northern Chile’s hyperarid Atacama Desert. This raises questions about how such productivity was achieved and sustained, and its social implications. Using isotopic data of well-preserved ancient plant [...]

Andrea Hiob2021-03-22T10:17:43-06:00Categories: News|Tags: Schulting|

Pavel Tarasov article published in Quaternary International

Some great BAP news to share after many months of slow news days! Congratulations to Drs. Pavel Tarasov, Christian Leipe and Mayke Wagner on the recent publication of their article in Quaternary International! Title: Environments during the spread of anatomically modern humans across Northern Asia 50-10 cal kyr BP: What do we know and what would we like to know? Authors: Pavel E. Tarasov, Christian Leipe, Mayke Wagner. Abstract: Northern Asia (here, the Russian Federation east of the [...]

Andrea Hiob2021-03-22T10:22:46-06:00Categories: News|Tags: Leipe, Tarasov, Wagner|

Rebecca Bourgeois successfully defends Master’s thesis!

Congratulations to Rebecca Bourgeois, Master's student at University of Saskatchewan, for successfully defending her thesis on July 31st! Rebecca was co-supervised by Dr. Angela Lieverse and Dr. Hugh McKenzie. Title: "A Multimethod Approach to Reassociating Fragmented and Commingled Human Remains: An example from the Cis-Baikal Region of Siberia, Russia" Way to go, Rebecca! We wish you all the best in your future endeavors! See Rebecca’s profile here: https://baikalproject.artsrn.ualberta.ca/team/bourgeois-rebecca/?portfolioCats=5%2C6%2C7%2C8%2C9

Andrea Hiob2020-09-29T13:15:40-06:00Categories: News|Tags: Lieverse, McKenzie, Bourgeois|

Alyssa White article published in Journal of Archaeological Science

Congratulations to Alyssa White on her recent article published in the Journal of Archaeological Science! Mrs. White is currently a DPhil student at the University of Oxford under the supervision of Dr. Rick Schulting and Dr. Mark Hudson. This paper is based on Alyssa’s Master’s work for the BAP. She would like to acknowledge Andrew Lythe (another M.Sc. student from the year after her) whose research is also highlighted in the paper. He is currently a graduate student [...]

Andrea Hiob2020-06-29T16:19:40-06:00Categories: News|Tags: Schulting, Ramsey, Weber, White|

Franziska Kobe article published in Archaeological Research in Asia

Congratulations to Franziska Kobe on her recent article published in Archaeological Research in Asia! Ms. Kobe is a PhD student at the Freie Universitaet Berlin under the supervision of Dr. Pavel Tarasov, and it is her first PhD-related paper! Also congratulations to our other BAP team members who contributed as co-authors. Title: Holocene vegetation and climate history in Baikal Siberia reconstructed from pollen records and its implications for archaeology Authors: Kobe F, Bezrukova EV, Leipe C, Shchetnikov AA, [...]

Andrea Hiob2020-06-19T11:17:20-06:00Categories: News|Tags: Leipe, Kobe, Tarasov, Wagner|

Christian Leipe article published in Archaeological and Anthropological Sciences

Congratulations to Dr. Christian Leipe on his recent article published in Archaeological and Anthropological Sciences! This is special news as it is Christian’s first paper as key author in a purely archaeological journal! Also congratulations to our other BAP team members who contributed as co-authors. Title: Ritual practices and social organisation at the Middle Yayoi culture settlement site of Maenakanishi, eastern Japan Authors: Leipe C, Kuramochi S, Wagner M, Tarasov PE. Abstract: Combined archaeobotanical and archaeological data from Middle [...]

Andrea Hiob2020-08-04T11:34:47-06:00Categories: News|Tags: Leipe, Tarasov, Wagner|

2020 Spring Convocation: We would like to congratulate all graduating students, BAP or otherwise, for their milestone achievement!

June 12th was the University of Alberta’s 2020 Spring Convocation. Our very own Dr. Victoria van der Haas was featured in Faculty of Arts Anthology: “…from the Faculty of Graduate Studies and Research, this mini-profile of Victoria van der Haas (PhD Anthropology)”: CLASS OF 2020, Victoria van der Haas, '20 PhD (Anthropology) Faculty of Arts: Pursuing a PhD pushed me in ways I never imagined. I always knew I could work hard and independently, but I never knew how much [...]

Andrea Hiob2020-06-18T11:14:05-06:00Categories: News|Tags: van der Haas|

News from Berlin! The film “The Invention of the Trousers” is now available for free viewing on YouTube in 3 Languages!

Congratulations to Dr. Mayke Wagner, our BAP Partner and the Scientific Director of Eurasia Department of the German Archaeological Institute on the premiere of the 45-minute documentary "The Invention of the Trousers"! The film is a part of the Silk Road Fashion International Project, and is now available for free viewing on YouTube in three languages, English, German and Russian. The film is interesting not only to specialists, but also to the general public of all age categories. Nice [...]

Erin2022-04-05T12:06:29-06:00Categories: Media & Public Outreach, News|Tags: Wagner|