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Quaternary International June 2022

Lateglacial–Holocene environments and human occupation in the Upper Lena region of Eastern Siberia derived from sedimentary and zooarchaeological data from Lake Ochaul

Kobe F, Hoelzmann P, Gliwa J, Olshewski P, Peskov S, Shchetnikov A, Danukalova G, Osipova M, Goslar T, Leipe C, Wagner M, Bezrukova E, Tarasov PE

In the current study, different geochemical and biological proxies, including pollen, non-pollen palynomorphs, ostracods and molluscs, from an AMS radiocarbon-dated sediment core from Lake Ochaul (54°14′N, 106°28′E; 641 m a.s.l.) are presented and discussed. Ochaul is a fresh-water lake and an archaeological site situated ca. 100 km northwest of Lake Baikal in the upper reaches of the Lena River. The 260-cm-long sedimentary record presented here spans the Lateglacial–Holocene interval, between ca. 13,500 cal yr BP and the present. [...]

Andrea Hiob2022-11-01T10:45:51-06:00Categories: Publications, Journal Articles|Tags: Leipe, Kobe, Tarasov|

Science Advances September 2019

Franziska Kobe article published online in Quaternary International

Leipe C, Long T, Sergusheva EA, Wagner M, Tarasov PE

Some great news from Pavel Tarasov in Berlin! Congratulations to Franziska Kobe and co-authors on the publication of their recent article in Quaternary International! Title: Lateglacial–Holocene environments and human occupation in the Upper Lena region of Eastern Siberia derived from sedimentary and zooarchaeological data from Lake Ochaul Authors: Kobe F, Hoelzmann P, Gliwa J, Olshewski P, Peskov S, Shchetnikov A, Danukalova G, Osipova M, Goslar T, Leipe C, Wagner M, Bezrukova E, Tarasov PE Abstract: In the current study, [...]

Andrea Hiob2021-10-25T10:06:30-06:00Categories: News|Tags: Leipe, Kobe, Tarasov, Wagner|

Quaternary International June 2021

Lateglacial and Holocene changes in vegetation and human subsistence around Lake Zhizhitskoye, East European midlatitudes, derived from radiocarbon-dated pollen and archaeological records

Tarasov PE, Savelieva LA, Kobe F, Korotkevich BS, Long T, Kostromina NA, Leipe C

The numerous lake and peat sedimentary archives of Central European Russia are ideal for studying the Lateglacial–Holocene climate and vegetation history of the region. However, robustly dated palaeoenvironmental records have only become available in the last decade and are still few and far between. Together with the continuously growing archaeological record and increasing focus on absolute dating of cultural assemblages, such records, where available, offer an excellent opportunity to study human-environment interactions in the region. For this study [...]

Erin2022-09-01T10:25:05-06:00Categories: Publications, Journal Articles|Tags: Leipe, Kobe, Tarasov|

Science Advances September 2019

Franziska Kobe article published in Quaternary International

Leipe C, Long T, Sergusheva EA, Wagner M, Tarasov PE

Some great news from Pavel Tarasov in Berlin! Congratulations to Pavel Tarasov, Franziska Kobe, Larissa Savelieva, Christian Leipe and all co-authors on the publication of their recent on the publication of their recent article in the Quaternary International! Title: Lateglacial and Holocene changes in vegetation and human subsistence around Lake Zhizhitskoye, East European midlatitudes, derived from radiocarbon-dated pollen and archaeological records Authors: Tarasov PE, Savelieva LA, Kobe F, Korotkevich BS, Long T, Kostromina NA, Leipe C. Abstract: The numerous lake and [...]

Andrea Hiob2021-07-26T13:49:12-06:00Categories: News|Tags: Leipe, Kobe, Tarasov|

Franziska Kobe presents Guest Online Lecture for Palynology Short Talks!

Franziska Kobe, BAP PhD Student at Freie Universitaet Berlin, recently presented a guest lecture for Palynology Short Talks – Session 11: Vegetation History. This talk was part of the student research showcase and infographic and lightning talk sessions, sponsored by AASP-TPS and BES Palaeoecology Group. The presentation was on May 18th and entitled "Investigating the possibility of boreal tree taxa presence in the CIS Baikal (Eastern Siberia) during the LGM using pollen records". This presentation highlighted Franziska's PhD project [...]

Andrea Hiob2021-06-16T13:15:34-06:00Categories: News, Media & Public Outreach|Tags: Kobe|

Journal of Quaternary Science March 2021

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

Kobe F, Leipe C, Shchetnikov AA, Hoelzmann P, Gliwa J, Olschewski P, Goslar T, Wagner M, Bezrukova EV, Tarasov PE

A new accelerator mass spectrometry (AMS)‐dated sedimentary record from Lake Ochaul (54°14′N, 106°28′E; 641 m a.s.l.) in Eastern Siberia covers the interval from ca. 27 850 to 20 400 cal a bp at ca. 180‐year resolution and contributes to a better understanding of the complex spatial vegetation pattern during the Last Glacial Maximum (LGM). Non‐arboreal pollen taxa are abundant in the pollen assemblages (mean value ca. 92.6%), but boreal trees are represented by all major taxa that grow in the lake catchment today, [...]

Erin2022-03-01T13:10:22-07:00Categories: Publications, Journal Articles|Tags: Leipe, Kobe, Tarasov, Wagner|

Science Advances September 2019

Franziska Kobe article published in Journal of Quaternary Science

Leipe C, Long T, Sergusheva EA, Wagner M, Tarasov PE

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|

Science Advances September 2019

Franziska Kobe article published in Archaeological Research in Asia

Leipe C, Long T, Sergusheva EA, Wagner M, Tarasov PE

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|

Archaeological Research in Asia September 2020

Holocene vegetation and climate history in Baikal Siberia reconstructed from pollen records and its implications for archaeology

Kobe F, Bezrukova EV, Leipe C, Shchetnikov AA, Goslar T, Wagner M, Kostrova SS, Tarasov PE

Past research has greatly improved our understanding of palaeoenvironmental changes in the Lake Baikal Region, but at the same time has indicated intra-regional variations in this vast study area. Here we present a new AMS-dated late glacial–middle Holocene (ca. 13,500–4000 cal. yr BP) pollen record from Lake Ochaul (54°14′N, 106°28′E; altitude 641 m a.s.l.) situated in the less-studied area of Cis-Baikal and compare reconstructed vegetation and climate dynamics with the published environmental history of Trans-Baikal based on the pollen record from [...]

Erin2020-12-02T10:25:28-07:00Categories: Publications, Journal Articles|Tags: Leipe, Kobe, Tarasov, Wagner|

Science Advances September 2019

“Bridging Eurasia” Workshop in Berlin “Archaeology in East Asia: Bridge Building to Natural Sciences”

Leipe C, Long T, Sergusheva EA, Wagner M, Tarasov PE

Great news from Dr. Pavel Tarasov below!: "Bridging Eurasia" Workshop in Berlin, an International Workshop of the Bridging Eurasia Research Initiative "Archaeology in East Asia: Bridge Building to Natural Sciences" took place in Berlin 12-14 February, 2020. Jointly organized by Mayke Wagner (German Archaeological Institute), Pavel Tarasov (FU Berlin), and Christian Leipe (Nagoya University). About 25 colleagues from Germany, Russia, Taiwan China, and Japan were invited to present and discuss their research results related to the different fields [...]

Andrea Hiob2020-02-25T10:53:05-07:00Categories: News, Media & Public Outreach|Tags: Leipe, Kobe, Tarasov, Wagner|