Jessup - Baikal Archaeology Project

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 [...]

Andrea Hiob2025-01-22T14:11:55-07:00Categories: News|Tags: Scharlotta, Schulting, Bazaliiskii, Ramsey, Lieverse, Weber, Jessup|

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?

A 350 14C yr discrepancy was found between dates on postcranial remains and mandibular teeth on what was thought to be the same individual from the Early Neolithic cemetery of Shamanka II, Lake Baikal. Stable nitrogen isotope results suggested a major shift in diet between childhood (when the teeth formed) and adulthood (represented by the postcrania), which could have resulted in different 14C ages through a freshwater reservoir effect. Subsequent additional dating on the mandible and postcranial elements, however, indicated [...]

Erin2025-01-20T10:33:31-07:00Categories: Publications, Journal Articles|Tags: Jessup, Scharlotta, Schulting, Bazaliiskii, Ramsey, Lieverse, Weber|

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!

Andrea Hiob2025-01-14T11:59:31-07:00Categories: News|Tags: Losey, Jessup, Weber|

New BAP book published! Three-Volume Shamanka II monograph out now!

Great news! A monumental achievement! After many years of blood, sweat and tears, we offer BIG congratulations to Editors Andrzej W. Weber, Vladimir I. Bazaliiskii, Erin Jessup and all contributing authors on the publication of their new three-volume book! The book was published and funded by the Deutsches Archäologisches Institut (German Archaeological Society). A BIG thank you to Series Editors Mayke Wagner and Dominic Hosnerfor all their hard work bringing this epic project to fruition. The monograph is [...]

Andrea Hiob2024-07-15T12:15:40-06:00Categories: News|Tags: Bazaliiskii, Lieverse, Weber, Wagner, Jessup, Losey|

Shamanka II: An Early Neolithic cemetery on the southwest shore of Lake Baikal, Siberia. Archaeological and Osteological Materials

Archaeology in China and East Asia Volume 9 This three-volume book presents the long-awaited comprehensive archaeological, chronological, and bioarchaeological studies of Shamanka II site, the largest completely excavated cemetery of the Early Neolithic Kitoi culture dated to ca. 7,560–6,660 years cal BP. It is a monument to some thirty years of research by the Baikal Archaeology Project (BAP). This multidisciplinary international project provides insights into the individual life histories of Holocene hunter-gatherers in Northern Eurasia during times of [...]

Erin2024-12-03T09:06:08-07:00Categories: Books & Monographs, Publications|Tags: Schulting, Bazaliiskii, Lieverse, Weber, German Archaeological Institute, Featured Publication, Jessup|