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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|

Drs. Christian Leipe and Pavel Tarasov article published in Quaternary Science Reviews!

Congratulations to Christian Leipe, Pavel Tarasov and co-authors on the recent publication of their article in Quaternary Science Reviews! Title: Visible or not? Reflection of the 8.2 ka BP event and the Greenlandian–Northgrippian boundary in a new high-resolution pollen record from the varved sediments of Lake Mondsee, Austria Authors: Anna Schubert, Stefan Lauterbach, Christian Leipe, Achim Brauer, Pavel E. Tarasov (15 May 2023) Quaternary Science Reviews. Abstract: This paper presents a new pollen record from Lake Mondsee in [...]

Erin2023-04-19T11:10:53-06:00Categories: News|Tags: Leipe, Tarasov|

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. 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|

Special Issue: Holocene environments, human subsistence and adaptation in northern and eastern Eurasia

All 14 articles combine palaeoenvironmental with archaeological data to create new knowledge and thought-provoking conclusions. Six teams concentrated on the reconstruction of past climate and environmental changes; three articles focus on early grain crop dispersal, one on the use of beans, one on the use of aquatic resources, and one on the role of sheep and horse as well as wild plant and animal species in subsistence economies; one author relates long-term coastal changes to cultural development; and [...]

Erin2023-05-02T11:17:48-06:00Categories: Publications, Special Issues|Tags: Leipe, Kobe, Jordan, Tarasov, Wagner, Gliwa|

“The invention of trousers” exhibition at State Museum of Archaeology, Chemnitz

The State Museum of Archaeology in Chemnitz (https://www.smac.sachsen.de/) has a long tradition of bringing results of archaeological research to the public. One of the effective forms of their work are the “foyer exhibitions.” https://www.smac.sachsen.de/foyerausstellungen-erfindung-der-hose.html The recent exhibition in the museum’s foyer – “The invention of trousers” (opened from 11 March until May 8th, 2022, access free of charge) – highlights the results of the international research project "Silk Road Fashion" led by Prof. Mayke Wagner (German Archaeological Institute) and [...]

Andrea Hiob2022-03-31T12:39:11-06:00Categories: News, Media & Public Outreach|Tags: Leipe, Tarasov, Wagner|