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Team Berlin paper is top 10 most-cited papers published by Journal of Quaternary Science

Congratulations to Team Berlin as their paper is one of the top 10 most-cited papers published by Journal of Quaternary Science! 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: Kobe, F., Leipe, C., Shchetnikov, A.A., Hoelzmann, P., Gliwa, J., Olschewski, P., Goslar, T., Wagner, M., Bezrukova, E.V., Tarasov, P.E. This work was published as part of [...]

Andrea Hiob2024-04-29T11:04:58-06:00Categories: News|Tags: Leipe, Kobe, Tarasov, Wagner, Gliwa, Shchetnikov, Hoelzmann, Bezrukova|

Aleksandra Krikunova article published in Journal of Quaternary International!

Congratulations to Aleksandra Krikunova and co-authors on the recent publication of their article in Journal of Quaternary International! Title: Postglacial vegetation and climate change in the lake Onega region of eastern Fennoscandia derived from a radiocarbon-dated pollen record Authors: Krikunova, AI, Savelieva LA, Long T, Leipe C, Kobe F, Kostromina, NA, Vasilyeva AV, Tarasov, PE. Abstract: With its numerous environmental archives stored in lake and peat sediments and relatively low human pressure, the Lake Onega region in eastern Fennoscandia [...]

Andrea Hiob2024-04-24T13:05:52-06:00Categories: News|Tags: Leipe, Kobe, Tarasov, Krikunova, Savelieva, Vasilyeva|

Postglacial vegetation and climate change in the Lake Onega region of eastern Fennoscandia derived from a radiocarbon-dated pollen record

With its numerous environmental archives stored in lake and peat sediments and relatively low human pressure, the Lake Onega region in eastern Fennoscandia is regarded as a particularly promising area for studying past changes in vegetation and climate since the Lateglacial period. The 885-cm-long sediment core RZ19 (62◦27′53″N, 34◦26′4″E) was collected from Razlomnoe Peat on the northern shore of Lake Onega in 2019, radiocarbon-dated and analysed for pollen and cryptogam spores. The age-depth model suggests continuous sedimentation since [...]

Erin2024-04-24T13:03:01-06:00Categories: Publications, Journal Articles|Tags: Leipe, Kobe, Tarasov, Krikunova, Savelieva|

Aleksandra Krikunova article published in Palaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology, Palaeoecology!

Congratulations to Aleksandra Krikunova (BAP PhD student Freie Universitaet Berlin) and co-authors, many of whom are BAP team members. This is Alexandra’s first paper as leading author! Title: Late- and postglacial vegetation and climate history of the central Kola Peninsula derived from a radiocarbon-dated pollen record of Lake Kamenistoe Authors: Krikunova, A.I., Kostromina, N.A., Savelieva, L.A., Tolstobrov, D.S., Petrov, A.Y., Long, T., Kobe, F., Leipe, C., Tarasov, P.E. Abstract: A radiocarbon-dated sediment core collected from the small freshwater [...]

Andrea Hiob2022-10-18T10:41:40-06:00Categories: News|Tags: Leipe, Kobe, Tarasov, Krikunova, Savelieva|

Late- and postglacial vegetation and climate history of the central Kola Peninsula derived from a radiocarbon-dated pollen record of Lake Kamenistoe

A radiocarbon-dated sediment core collected from the small freshwater Lake Kamenistoe, in the central part of the Kola Peninsula, provides a pollen record of vegetation and climate history of this part of Fennoscandia and the European Arctic during the past ca. 13,000 years. In contrast to existing Scandinavian Ice Sheet reconstructions, the record shows that the study site was ice-free at 13 cal. kyr BP, thus allows to improve our knowledge on deglaciation dynamics in North Europe. The [...]

Erin2023-08-02T09:16:17-06:00Categories: Publications, Journal Articles|Tags: Leipe, Kobe, Tarasov, Krikunova|

Dr. Franziska Kobe presents at 11th Annual European Palaeobotany and Palynology Conference, Stockholm, Sweden, June 19-22

Dr. Franziska Kobe recently presented a poster at the European Palaeobotany and Palynology Conference (EPPC) in Stockholm held June 19-22, 2022. https://jirango.com/cms/web/4b67cbd5?&lang=eng Message from Franziska: I visited Stockholm from June 18 to 23 to participate at the 11th European Palaeobotany and Palynology Conference to meet colleagues, to learn and to present my own work. It was a unique experience meeting so many other palynologists and to have lots of inspiring talks about their and my work. I received numerous [...]

Andrea Hiob2022-08-03T14:15:48-06:00Categories: News|Tags: Kobe|

Dr. Franziska Kobe and Aleksandra Krikunova attend European Pollen Database (EPD) Open Science Meeting 2022

Dr. Franziska Kobe and Aleksandra Krikunova, new BAP PhD student at Freie Universitaet Berlin, recently attended the European Pollen Database (EPD) Open Science Meeting in Prague from June 1-3, 2022. https://pastglobalchanges.org/calendar/128846 Message and photos from Franziska: Although we did not present, we learned a lot at the numerous presentations and workshops and met many colleagues who might be helpful for our future work. I'm glad we went there! About the photos: One is, of course, of Alexandra and me. [...]

Andrea Hiob2022-06-27T15:10:22-06:00Categories: News|Tags: Kobe, Krikunova|

Dr. Kobe successfully defends PhD dissertation!

Congratulations to Dr. Franziska Kobe, BAP PhD student at Freie Universitaet Berlin for successfully defending her PhD dissertation on April 28th! Franziska says she was so happy to finish this important step in her life and it was unique to have her defense on her birthday, no less! Commission: Prof. Dr. Pavel E. Tarasov (reviewer) Prof. Dr. Mayke Wagner (reviewer) Prof. Dr. Frank Riedel (commission leader) Prof. Dr. Serge A. Shapiro (deputy commission leader) Dr. Philipp Hoelzmann (protocol) [...]

Andrea Hiob2022-05-03T13:26:19-06:00Categories: News|Tags: Kobe, Tarasov, Wagner|

Special Issue of Quaternary International with Christian Leipe and Mayke Wagner as Guest Editors recently published!

The new Special Issue ‘Holocene Environments, Human Subsistence and Adaptation in Northern and Eastern Eurasia’ (Vol. 623) has recently been published in Quaternary International with Christian Leipe and Mayke Wagner as Guest Editors! Link to Special issue: https://www.sciencedirect.com/journal/quaternary-international/vol/623/suppl/C This issue contains a number of interesting articles for our BAP team. Thank you to Dr. Christian Leipe for sharing this great news! His message below: Christian Leipe, Tengwen Long, Patrick Wertmann and Mayke Wagner have guest-edited this special issue launched as [...]

Andrea Hiob2022-04-27T15:03:01-06:00Categories: News|Tags: Leipe, Kobe, Tarasov, Wagner|

The Early Neolithic–Middle Bronze Age environmental history of the Mamakan archaeological area, Eastern Siberia

This study presents the first radiocarbon-dated palynological record from a peat section (57°49′10.03"N; 114°03′31.37"E, 251 m above sea level) in the Mamakan area located in the lower Vitim River valley, about 350 km northeast of Lake Baikal. While the area is particularly renowned for its numerous multi-layered Upper Palaeolithic (ca. 50,000–14,000/10,000 cal yr BP) archaeological sites with rich cultural assemblages, there is also evidence for human occupation during the Mesolithic–Neolithic–Bronze Age period (ca. 14,000/10,000–3000 cal yr BP). However, the absence of accurately dated palaeoenvironmental records does not allow discussion of [...]

Erin2024-04-02T13:46:35-06:00Categories: Publications, Journal Articles|Tags: Leipe, Kobe, Tarasov|