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Multilayer Geoarchaeology object Sagan-Zaba II on Lake Baikal: Archaeology and Paleoecology [in Russian]

Novikov AG, Vorobieva GA, Goriunova OI, Weber AW

The purpose of this monograph is to disseminate the new archaeological materials from the Sagan-Zaba II camp site, located in a cove of the same name on the west coast of Lake Baikal, about 12 km SW of the mouth of the Anga River and 154 km NE of the Irkutsk city. The three excavation seasons (2006–2008) carried out at Sagan-Zaba by the Russian–Canadian archaeological expedition provided new knowledge regarding the complex cultural processes taking place within the [...]

Erin2024-03-05T09:21:37-07:00Categories: Publications, Books & Monographs|Tags: Goriunova, Novikov, Weber|

Bulletin of the Irkutsk State University (Geoarchaeology, Ethnology, and Anthropology Series) 2023

Neolithic and Early Bronze Age of Cis-Baikal: Main Factors and Processes in the Development of Hunter-Gatherer Cultures [in Russian]

Weber AW

Middle Holocene hunter-gatherers (HG) of the Cis-Baikal, Eastern Siberia, display substantial spatiotemporal variation in adaptive strategies highlighted by several cultural transitions. These transitions are examined focusing on the role of the following factors: (1) changes in the distribution of the boreal forest; (2) technological innovations; (3) intensification of fishing; and (4) their combined impacts on subsistence and social structure. The expansion and retreat of boreal forest was important because it directly affected the distribution and abundance of large [...]

Erin2023-12-05T10:47:08-07:00Categories: Publications, Journal Articles|Tags: Weber|

Bulletin of the Irkutsk State University (Geoarchaeology, Ethnology, and Anthropology Series) 2023

Neolithic and Early Bronze Age of Cis-Baikal: Spatiotemporal Patterns of Cemetery Use [in Russian]

Weber AW, Bazaliiskii VI, Goriunova OI, Schulting RJ, Bronk Ramsey C

Hunter-gatherer archaeology typically focusses on the details of subsistence strategies and material culture and, in the case of cemeteries, on various aspects of mortuary practices, beliefs, and social differentiation. This paper aims to look rather at patterns of change over time and space in how past hunter-gatherer cemeteries were used from Late Mesolithic to Early Bronze Age (~8600–3500 cal BP) in the Cis-Baikal region of Eastern Siberia. The approach is based on a Kernel Density Estimate methodology applied [...]

Erin2023-11-06T11:06:48-07:00Categories: Publications, Journal Articles|Tags: Schulting, Bazaliiskii, Ramsey, Goriunova, Weber|

Bulletin of the Irkutsk State University (Geoarchaeology, Ethnology, and Anthropology Series) 2023

Neolithic and Early Bronze Age of Cis-Baikal: Chronology and Dietary Trends [in Russian]

Weber AW, Bronk Ramsey C, Schulting RJ, Bazaliiskii VI, Goriunova OI

Analyses of radiocarbon dates (all corrected for the freshwater reservoir effect) and associated stable isotope values obtained from the skeletal remains of ~560 individuals provide many new insights about Middle Holocene hunter-gatherers (HG) of the Cis-Baikal region, Eastern Siberia. The new radiocarbon evidence clarifies the culture history of the region by defining better the boundaries between the chronological (archaeological periods) and cultural (mortuary traditions) units, as well as our understanding of the transitions between them. Furthermore, differences between [...]

Erin2023-10-03T10:51:42-06:00Categories: Publications, Journal Articles|Tags: Schulting, Bazaliiskii, Ramsey, Goriunova, Weber|

Full text translations (Russian) recently published in “BULLETIN OF THE IRKUTSK STATE UNIVERSITY. GEOARCHAEOLOGY, ETHNOLOGY, AND ANTHROPOLOGY SERIES”

Dr. Andrzej Weber would like to announce that full text translations (from English to Russian) of the three papers below have been published in “BULLETIN OF THE IRKUTSK STATE UNIVERSITY. GEOARCHAEOLOGY, ETHNOLOGY, AND ANTHROPOLOGY SERIES”. 2023. Volume 43. All three papers can be downloaded here: https://izvestiageoarh.isu.ru/en/journal?id=42 Links to individual papers below: Title: Неолит и ранний бронзовый век Предбайкалья: хронология и пищевые тренды (Neolithic and Early Bronze Age of Cis-Baikal: Chronology and Dietary Trends) Authors: A. W. Weber, C. Bronk [...]

Andrea Hiob2023-07-26T13:25:34-06:00Categories: News|Tags: Schulting, Bazaliiskii, Ramsey, Goriunova, Weber|

New BAP Monograph on Sagan-Zaba II published in Russian!

Congratulations to Drs. Alexei G. Novikov, Galina A. Vorobieva, Olga I. Goriunova and Dr. Andrzej W. Weber on the recent publication of their BAP Monograph on Sagan-Zaba II! Title: Multilayer Geoarchaeology object Sagan-Zaba II on Lake Baikal: Archaeology and Paleoecology Authors: Alexei G. Novikov, Galina A. Vorobieva, Olga I. Goriunova and Dr. Andrzej W. Weber Summary: The purpose of this monograph is to disseminate the new archaeological materials from the Sagan-Zaba II camp site, located in a cove of the [...]

Andrea Hiob2023-07-10T09:47:02-06:00Categories: News|Tags: Goriunova, Novikov, Weber|

Corrie Hyland awarded best student paper at Radiocarbon and Diet Conference, Oxford!

Congratulations to BAP graduate student Corrie Hyland, who was awarded best student paper at the recent Radiocarbon and Diet Conference, held June 20-23 at the University of Oxford! Along with the title, Corrie was awarded 100GBP (kindly sponsored by IonPlus)! Title: Using Amino Acid Isotope Values to Determine Freshwater Reservoir Offsets Authors: Corrie Hyland, Amy Styring, Rick Schulting, Andrzej Weber Abstract: Previous paired dating studies of early hunter-gatherer populations from the Upper Lena and Little Sea microregions in Cis-Baikal [...]

Andrea Hiob2023-10-27T11:43:34-06:00Categories: News|Tags: Hyland, Schulting, Weber|

BAP Symposium at the SAA 88th Annual Meeting in Portland, Oregon, organized by Corrie Hyland and Karolina Werens

Corrie Hyland and Karolina Werens, our BAP PhD students from University fof Oxford, recently organized a BAP Symposium at the Society for American Archaeology Meetings, Portland, Oregon, March 29-April 2, 2023. SYMPOSIUM NORTHEAST ASIAN PREHISTORIC HUNTER-GATHER LIFEWAYS: MULTIDISCIPLINARY, INDIVIDUAL LIFE HISTORY APPROACH Chairs: Corrie Hyland and Karolina Werens Andrzej Weber: Discussant Andrzej Weber and Olga Goriunova: Early Bronze Age Cemeteries on Lake Baikal, Siberia: Their History and Patterns of Use Corrie Hyland, Rick Schulting, Amy Styring and Andrzej Weber: [...]

Andrea Hiob2023-03-31T13:46:19-06:00Categories: News|Tags: Weber, Lieverse, Laughton, Hyland, O'Shea, Macleod, Werens, Wang|

Science Advances September 2019

Rebecca Bourgeois and co-authors article published in Bulletin of the Irkutsk State University!

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

Congratulations to Rebecca Bourgeois and co-authors on the recent publication of their article in Bulletin of the Irkutsk State University, Geoarchaeology, Ethnology, and Anthropology Series. Title: Bioarchaeological Analysis of Human Remains from the Destroyed Early Neolithic Cemetery of Moty – Novaia Shamanka (Cis-Baikal) Authors: Bourgeois RL, Weber AW, Bazaliiskii VI, McKenzie HG, Lieverse AR. Abstract: Moty – Novaia Shamanka (MNS) is an Early Neolithic (7560–6660 HPD cal BP) destroyed Kitoi cemetery, located on the lower Irkut River in Siberia. [...]

Andrea Hiob2022-05-11T10:45:38-06:00Categories: News|Tags: Bazaliiskii, Lieverse, McKenzie, Weber, Bourgeois|

Bulletin of the Irkutsk State University (Geoarchaeology, Ethnology, and Anthropology Series) 2022

Bioarchaeological Analysis of Human Remains from the Destroyed Early Neolithic Cemetery of Moty – Novaia Shamanka (Cis-Baikal)

Bourgeois RL, Weber AW, Bazaliiskii VI, McKenzie HG, Lieverse AR

Moty – Novaia Shamanka (MNS) is an Early Neolithic (7560–6660 HPD cal BP) destroyed Kitoi cemetery, located on the lower Irkut River in Siberia. In 2014–2015, small rescue excavations were conducted by archaeologists from Irkutsk State University. MNS dates to the period between the two phases of use identified at the nearby Shamanka II Kitoi cemetery (Southwest Baikal). This paper presents the results of a bioarchaeological study of the human skeletal remains from MNS and discusses these findings [...]

Erin2024-05-07T09:50:18-06:00Categories: Journal Articles, Publications|Tags: Bazaliiskii, Lieverse, McKenzie, Weber, Bourgeois|