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Environmental and cultural transformations in the Lake Baikal Region reflect hemispheric-scale changes in temperature and atmospheric circulation over the past 8800 years

Characterised by heterogeneous microclimatic conditions, a sharp vegetation gradient and a rich archaeological record, Olkhon Island offers a unique setting to investigate past climate change and its potential influence on cultural trajectories in the Lake Baikal Region (LBR). Palynological and geochemical analyses of the uppermost 556 cm section of the 750 cm long, radiocarbon-dated sediment core (Nur-II) from Lake Nurskoye (53°3'N, 106°58'E; 456 m a.s.l.) at the western end of Olkhon Island reveal several long- and short-term climate [...]

Andrea Hiob2025-12-02T15:30:25-07:00Categories: Journal Articles, Publications|Tags: Long, Habermann, Bezrukova, Hoelzmann, Shchetnikov, Krikunova, Gliwa, Featured Publication, Wagner, Tarasov, Kobe, Leipe|

New BAP publication from Dr. Pavel Tarasov and team!

Dr. Pavel Tarasov shares some great BAP news below!: The article on Lake Nurskoye from Olkhon Island has been published open access. We would like to share it with the rest of the BAP Team. Title: "Environmental and cultural transformations in the Lake Baikal Region reflect hemispheric-scale changes in temperature and atmospheric circulation over the past 8800 years" by Pavel E. Tarasov, Franziska Kobe, Christian Leipe, Aleksandr A. Shchetnikov, Elena V. Bezrukova, Linda-Helen Habermann, Philipp Hoelzmann, Moritz Nykamp, [...]

Andrea Hiob2025-11-24T11:51:20-07:00Categories: News|Tags: Habermann, Long, Bezrukova, Hoelzmann, Shchetnikov, Krikunova, Gliwa, Wagner, Tarasov, Kobe, Leipe|

Linda Habermann earns Master’s degree!

Congratulations to Linda Habermann who successfully defended her BAP-related Master’s thesis on October 15, 2025! Linda is a Master’s of Geological Sciences student at Freie Universität Berlin, under the supervision of Prof. Pavel Tarasov. Great news from Pavel: Linda made a very successful defence of her Master’s Project yesterday, 15th October 2025, and received highest grades for the written thesis and oral presentation. Title: Vegetation history and environmental changes on Olkhon Island of Lake Baikal during the Younger Dryas [...]

Andrea Hiob2025-11-17T10:22:49-07:00Categories: News|Tags: Habermann, Tarasov|

Linda-Helen Habermann passes BSc Thesis!

Congratulations to Linda-Helen Habermann (Freie Universität Berlin) for successfully passing her BSc Thesis! She was supervised by Prof. Pavel Tarasov in the Palaeontology division of the Institute of Geological Sciences, at Freie Universität Berlin. Her BAP-related thesis was entitled "Pollen analysis as an effective approach for stratigraphic and chronological correlation: A case study of two sediment cores from Lake Ochaul, Cis-Baikal Siberia". Both Reviewers gave her the highest Note 1. Read about her research here Congratulations to Linda, who [...]

Andrea Hiob2024-07-15T12:24:12-06:00Categories: News|Tags: Habermann, Tarasov|