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Andrea Waters-Rist article published in Archaeological Research in Asia

Congratulations to Drs. Andrea Waters-Rist, Angela R. Lieverse, Alexei G. Novikov, Olga I Goriunova, Artur A. Kharinskii and Hugh G. McKenzie on the recent publication of their article in Archaeological Research in Asia! Title: Spatial and temporal differences in Late Neolithic Serovo to Early Bronze Age Glazkovo forager diet in Lake Baikal’s Little Sea Microregion, Siberia Authors: Andrea Waters-Rist, Angela R. Lieverse, Alexei G. Novikov, Olga I Goriunova, Artur A. Kharinskii and Hugh G. McKenzie. Abstract: Research on [...]

Andrea Hiob2021-03-22T10:17:59-06:00Categories: News|Tags: Goriunova, Lieverse, McKenzie, Novikov, Waters-Rist|

Skeletal and dental maturation relative to tooth formation in prehistoric hunter-gatherers from Cis-Baikal, Siberia

This study reconstructs fusion of skeletal elements and tooth emergence relative to tooth formation among prehistoric hunter-gatherers from Cis-Baikal, Siberia (ca. 8000 to 5200 BP). Tooth formation was recorded using standard protocols. Ages were estimated based on tooth formation stages within an individual. Tooth emergence was recorded as not emerged, emerged beyond the alveolus, or in occlusion. Skeletal epiphyses and apophyses were recorded as fused or unfused. Fisher’s exact tests were used to test heterogeneity in each developmental [...]

Erin2021-12-07T10:32:06-07:00Categories: Publications, Journal Articles|Tags: Temple, Bazaliiskii, Lieverse, Weber|

Spatial and temporal differences in Late Neolithic Serovo to Early Bronze Age Glazkovo forager diet in Lake Baikal’s Little Sea Microregion, Siberia

Research on Middle Holocene hunter-gatherers from the Cis-Baikal region of Eastern Siberia has yielded many insights into their dietary and mobility patterns. A large dataset of stable carbon (δ13C) and nitrogen (δ15N) isotope values, when paired with freshwater-reservoir corrected carbon-14 dates, allows us to conduct fine-scale investigations into dietary change. Our Small Cemeteries Project has increased the sample of Late Neolithic (LN) Serovo individuals, and Ol’khon Island burials, allowing for new investigations into changes between the Serovo and [...]

Erin2021-11-02T15:14:56-06:00Categories: Publications, Journal Articles|Tags: Goriunova, Lieverse, McKenzie, Novikov, Waters-Rist|

Climate and activity in Middle Holocene Siberia

In: G Robbins Schug (ed.). 2021. The Routledge Handbook of the Bioarchaeology of Climate and Environmental Change, 416–423. Abingdon, UK: Taylor & Francis/Routledge. This handbook examines human responses to climatic and environmental changes in the past,and their impacts on disease patterns, nutritional status, migration, and interpersonal violence. Bioarchaeology—the study of archaeological human skeletons—provides direct evidence of the human experience of past climate and environmental changes and serves as an important complement to paleoclimate, historical, and archaeological approaches to [...]

pderas2021-12-03T11:43:54-07:00Categories: Publications, Book Chapters|Tags: Lieverse|

Rebecca Bourgeois successfully defends Master’s thesis!

Congratulations to Rebecca Bourgeois, Master's student at University of Saskatchewan, for successfully defending her thesis on July 31st! Rebecca was co-supervised by Dr. Angela Lieverse and Dr. Hugh McKenzie. Title: "A Multimethod Approach to Reassociating Fragmented and Commingled Human Remains: An example from the Cis-Baikal Region of Siberia, Russia" Way to go, Rebecca! We wish you all the best in your future endeavors! See Rebecca’s profile here: https://baikalproject.artsrn.ualberta.ca/team/bourgeois-rebecca/?portfolioCats=5%2C6%2C7%2C8%2C9

Andrea Hiob2020-09-29T13:15:40-06:00Categories: News|Tags: Lieverse, McKenzie, Bourgeois|

Laura Shuttleworth successfully defends MA thesis!

Congratulations to Laura Shuttleworth, Master's student at University of Saskatchewan, for successfully defending her MA thesis on April 3rd (remotely, of course)! Laura was co-supervised by Dr. Angela Lieverse and Dr. Hugh McKenzie. Title: "Analysis of Mortuary Variability, Diet, and Area-of-Birth at the Early Bronze Age Cemetery of Khuzhir-Nuge XIV, Cis-Baikal, Siberia" Her project was part of the Dr. McKenzie's Small Cemetery Project, funded by a SSHRC Insight Development Grant (Dr. Hugh McKenzie was PI, Dr. Alexei Novikov and [...]

Andrea Hiob2020-04-14T12:40:51-06:00Categories: News|Tags: Lieverse, McKenzie|

International Day of Women & Girls in Science!

February 11th was the International Day of Women & Girls in Science. We'd like to take this opportunity to celebrate the wonderful women of BAP.* We're lucky to have you! *Newest addition to our BAP Women in Science group: Karolina Werens, MSc Archaeological Science, University of Oxford!

Andrea Hiob2020-02-18T11:16:13-07:00Categories: News|Tags: van der Haas, Kobe, Goriunova, Lieverse, Zagorska, Zariņa, Wagner, White, Bourgeois, Michelman, Laughton, Reimer|

Rebecca Bourgeois and Lauren Michelman present at Canadian Association for Physical Anthropology Annual Meetings

BAP was well represented by our University of Saskatchewan graduate students at the Canadian Association for Physical Anthropology 47th Annual Meetings held in Banff, Alberta, October 23-26, 2019. Rebecca Bourgeois presented a poster entitled: “Reconstructing Moy-Novaia-Shamanka, Siberia, Russia: Preliminary Analysis.” Rebecca L. Bourgeois, Angela R. Lieverse, Hugh G. McKenzie, Vladimir I. Bazaliiskii. Lauren Michelman presented a poster entitled: “Harris lines as indicators of physiological stress in the middle Holocene Cis-Baikal.” Lauren M. Michelman, Angela R. Lieverse. Link to Meeting: [...]

Andrea Hiob2019-11-18T12:17:24-07:00Categories: News|Tags: Bazaliiskii, Lieverse, McKenzie, Bourgeois, Michelman|

Special Issue of Quaternary International with Pavel Tarasov as Guest Editor has been recently published!

Great news coming out of Germany! The new Special Issue of Quaternary International entitled "Climate change and human-environment interaction from Neolithic to historical times" with Pavel Tarasov as Guest Editor has been recently published. The Special Issue (Quaternary International 516 (2019) https://doi.org/10.1016/j.quaint.2019.06.004 contains a number of interesting articles. Among them three articles represent research of the current BAP members and cooperation partners. Leipe, C., Kobe, F., Müller, S., 2019. Testing the performance of sodium polytungstate and lithium heteropolytungstate as non-toxic [...]

Andrea Hiob2019-07-19T09:28:27-06:00Categories: News|Tags: Bazaliiskii, Lieverse|

An innovative method to visualise mastoiditis using a hand-held X-ray system

Objective: We explore the utility of using a hand-held X-ray system to diagnose mastoiditis in archaeological populations. Materials: A sample (n = 56) of hunter-fisher-gatherers from the Early Neolithic (8,000–7,000/6,800 cal. BP) Cis-Baikal cemetery of Shamanka II (Russia) were examined. Methods: Images were taken medio-laterally, approximately 90° to a sensor temporarily affixed to the lateral surface of the mastoid process. Digital radiographs were analysed for signs of mastoiditis occurring pre- and/or post-puberty. Results: Two thirds of individuals (39/56) exhibited evidence of [...]

Andrea Hiob2020-05-05T10:25:55-06:00Categories: Publications, Journal Articles|Tags: Bazaliiskii, Lieverse|