Krikunova - Baikal Archaeology Project

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: Tarasov, Long, Habermann, Bezrukova, Hoelzmann, Shchetnikov, Krikunova, Gliwa, Featured Publication, Wagner, 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: Krikunova, Gliwa, Wagner, Tarasov, Kobe, Leipe, Shchetnikov, Long, Habermann, Bezrukova, Hoelzmann|

Pavel Tarasov, Christian Leipe and Franziska Kobe article published in Quaternary Environments and Humans! Plus MORE!

Great News from Dr. Pavel Tarasov and the Freie Universität Berlin team! Thank you to Pavel for sharing the fantastische news below: The final open access version of our article "Reflections of Late Neolithic–Early Bronze Age environments, land use and pile dwelling activities in a new palynological record from the varved sediments of Lake Mondsee, Austria" is now available online and published in Quaternary Environments and Humans. Pavel Tarasov, Christian Leipe, Franziska Kobe are the co-authors. See buttons [...]

Andrea Hiob2025-07-08T12:12:38-06:00Categories: News|Tags: Krikunova, Bezrukova, Shchetnikov, Gliwa, Wagner, Tarasov, Kobe, Leipe|

Dr. Aleksandra Krikunova successfully defends PhD dissertation!

Congratulations to Dr. Aleksandra Krikunova, BAP PhD student at Freie Universität Berlin, for successfully defending her PhD dissertation on December 10th! Great news from Dr. Pavel Tarasov, Alexandra’s supervisor at Freie Universität Berlin: “Aleksandra's PhD defence was a great success. For the written thesis, oral presentation and subsequent discussion, all members of the committee gave her "magna cum laude", which is a grade for PhDs "with great distinction". We would like to thank all BAP team members and all [...]

Andrea Hiob2024-12-16T08:46:46-07:00Categories: News|Tags: Krikunova, Tarasov|

Alexandra Vasilyeva presents paper at the Paleolimnology of Northern Eurasia Conference in Krasnoyarsk

Alexandra Vasilyeva and Larisa Savelieva recently presented a paper at the 6th International 'Paleolimnology of Northern Eurasia' Conference in Krasnoyarsk, 24-29 August. The BAP-related research study, conducted by BAP students Alexandra Vasilyeva (as part of her Master's program at University of St. Petersburg) and Aleksandra Krikunova (PhD program at Freie Universitaet, Berlin) under the supervision of Dr. Larisa Savelieva and Professor Pavel Tarasov, examines the features of pollen-based vegetation modeling using Holocene pollen records from lakes in the Ladoga-Onega [...]

Andrea Hiob2024-09-12T13:03:00-06:00Categories: News|Tags: Vasilyeva, Savelieva, Krikunova, Tarasov|

Vegetation and fire history of the Lake Baikal Region since 32 ka BP reconstructed through microcharcoal and pollen analysis of lake sediment from Cis- and Trans-Baikal

With the increase in global wildfire activity in response to global climate warming, the reconstruction of long-term fire histories and their links to environmental and anthropogenic factors has recently become an important focus of palaeoenvironmental research. Here we compare the precisely radiocarbon (14C) dated long-term histories of vegetation change and fire activity from lakes Ochaul (Cis-Baikal) and Kotokel (Trans-Baikal) in the Lake Baikal Region (LBR) of Siberia, a known source region of wildfires whose past and future relationships [...]

Andrea Hiob2024-11-05T13:51:37-07:00Categories: Journal Articles, Publications|Tags: Tarasov, Bezrukova, Shchetnikov, Krikunova, Gliwa, Wagner, Kobe, Leipe|

Aleksandra Krikunova article published in Quaternary Science Reviews!

Congratulations to Aleksandra Krikunova and co-authors on the recent publication of their article in Quaternary Science Reviews! Title: Vegetation and fire history of the Lake Baikal Region since 32 ka BP reconstructed through microcharcoal and pollen analysis of lake sediment from Cis- and Trans-Baikal Authors: Krikunova AI, Kobe F, Long T, Leipe C, Gliwa J, Shchetnikov AA, Olschewski P, Hoelzmann, P, Wagner M, Bezrukova EV, Tarasov, PE. Abstract: With the increase in global wildfire activity in response to global climate [...]

Andrea Hiob2024-09-05T12:23:51-06:00Categories: News|Tags: Tarasov, Kobe, Leipe, Wagner, Bezrukova, Shchetnikov, Krikunova, Gliwa|

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, Vasilyeva, Savelieva, Krikunova, Tarasov, Kobe|

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: Journal Articles, Publications|Tags: Savelieva, Krikunova, Tarasov, Kobe, Leipe|

Aleksandra Krikunova presents her research at BAP monthly online research seminar (BAP MORS)

Our monthly online research seminars (BAP MORS) are in full swing for 2024! These seminars are a great way to learn and connect with our international team on a regular basis. Our first BAP MORS of 2024! January 30, 2024: Aleksandra Krikunova (Freie Universität Berlin). “Postglacial environments and humans in the Lake Onega Region inferred from botanical and archaeological data” Thank you to Aleksandra for presenting her very interesting research!

Andrea Hiob2024-03-07T09:58:54-07:00Categories: News|Tags: Krikunova|