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137 ancient human genomes from across the Eurasian steppes

For thousands of years the Eurasian steppes have been a centre of human migrations and cultural change. Here we sequence the genomes of 137 ancient humans (about 1× average coverage), covering a period of 4,000 years, to understand the population history of the Eurasian steppes after the Bronze Age migrations. We find that the genetics of the Scythian groups that dominated the Eurasian steppes throughout the Iron Age were highly structured, with diverse origins comprising Late Bronze Age [...]

pderas2020-06-30T11:04:41-06:00Categories: Journal Articles, Publications|Tags: Bazaliiskii, Weber, Willerslev|

Victoria van der Haas et al. paper published in JASR

Congratulations to Victoria van der Haas, BHAP PhD candidate, and co-authors on the publication of their paper in Journal of Archaeological Science: Reports! Title: "Evaluating sodium hydroxide usage for stable isotope analysis of prehistoric human tooth dentine." Authors: Victoria M. van der Haas, Sandra Garvie-Lok, Vladimir I. Bazaliiskii and Andrzej W. Weber. Published in Journal of Archaeological Science: Reports, Volume 20, August 2018, Pages 80-86. Abstract: Analyzing carbon and nitrogen stable isotopes (δ13C and δ15N) in serial samples of [...]

Andrea Hiob2020-06-30T11:31:14-06:00Categories: News|Tags: van der Haas, Bazaliiskii, Weber|

Dr. Nour Moussa article in JAS: Reports

Dr. Nour Moussa would like to share her article in Journal of Archaeological Science: Reports with us! Title: "Y-chromosomal DNA analyzed for four prehistoric cemeteries from Cis-Baikal, Siberia" Abstract: The Lake Baikal region of Siberia was home to two temporally distinct populations from Early Neolithic, EN (7500–7000 cal BP) to Late Neolithic-Early Bronze Age, LN-EBA (5570–3725 cal BP). The EN group was separated from the LN-EBA group by a ~ 1500-year gap (hiatus), and during this hiatus no human remains have been [...]

Andrea Hiob2020-06-30T11:31:56-06:00Categories: News|Tags: Bazaliiskii, Goriunova, Weber|

Holocene Zooarchaeology of Cis-Baikal

Archaeology in China and East Asia Volume 6 / Northern Hunter-Gatherers Research Series Volume 7 A joint project of the German Archaeological Institute and the University of Alberta, the monograph "Holocene Zooarchaeology of Cis-Baikal" was prepared by Drs. Robert Losey and Tatiana Nomokonova in cooperation twelve co-authors representing Archaeology and Geo-sciences in the BAP. We would like to thank the ACEA Series Editor Mayke Wagner, who contributed a lot of her time and energy in the final preparation [...]

Erin2019-03-19T12:39:33-06:00Categories: Publications, Books & Monographs|Tags: Tarasov, Weber, Wagner, German Archaeological Institute, Bazaliiskii|

BAP is featured in ‘The Nature of Things: The Code Breakers’

BAP is featured in the documentary The Code Breakers, produced for The Nature of Things by Clearwater Media Inc. https://youtu.be/GDps0P-Bcfk?t=878

Erin2019-03-18T11:07:25-06:00Categories: Media & Public Outreach|Tags: Goriunova, Bazaliiskii, Novikov, Weber|

Kurma XI, a Middle Holocene Hunter-Gatherer Cemetery on Lake Baikal, Siberia

Archaeology in China and East Asia Volume 3 / Northern Hunter-Gatherers Research Series Volume 6 With pleasure we present to the academic community the sixth volume published as part of the Baikal Archaeology Project's Northern Hunter- Gatherers Series. The volume is third site monograph published in the series and presents both archaeological and human osteological data from fieldwork conducted by the project at the mortuary site Kurma XI, in the extensively researched Little Sea area of Lake Baikal, [...]

Erin2024-02-07T14:44:06-07:00Categories: Publications, Books & Monographs|Tags: Goriunova, Lieverse, McKenzie, Weber, Wagner, German Archaeological Institute|

Evenki Economy in the Central Siberian Taiga at the Turn of the 20th Century: Principles of Land Use

Northern Hunter-Gatherers Research Series Volume 5 Authorized English translation of the second Russian edition (1990) prepared by Andrzej W. Weber and Ksenia Maryniak Mikhail G. Turov's monograph is essentially the first ethnography produced by a Russian scholar that focuses on the culture-economic adaptations of Evenkis in the taiga zone of Central Siberia. This work is based on the author's extensive field research, as well as on a broad examination of literary and archival sources. It differs substantially from [...]

Erin2019-03-19T12:41:55-06:00Categories: Books & Monographs, Publications|Tags: Weber|

Prehistoric Hunter-Gatherers of the Baikal Region, Siberia: Bioarchaeological Studies of Past Life Ways

A volume in the University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology series Siberia's Lake Baikal region is an archaeologically unique and emerging area of hunter-gatherer research, offering insights into the complexity, variability, and dynamics of long-term culture change. The exceptional quality of archaeological materials recovered there facilitates interdisciplinary studies whose relevance extends far beyond the region. The Baikal Archaeology Project - one of the most comprehensive studies ever conducted in the history of subarctic archaeology - is [...]

Erin2019-03-19T11:37:45-06:00Categories: Publications, Books & Monographs|Tags: Bazaliiskii, Goriunova, Lieverse, McKenzie, Novikov, Weber|

Khuzhir-Nuge XIV, a Middle Holocene Hunter-Gatherer Cemetery on Lake Baikal, Siberia: Archaeological Materials

Northern Hunter-Gatherers Research Series Volume 4 The fourth volume in the Baikal Archaeology Project's Northern Hunter-Gatherers Series presents comprehensive archaeological data from fieldwork conducted by the project a the mortuary site Khuzhir-Nuge XIV on Lake Baikal in Siberia. The BAP is a Major Collaborative Research Initiative of the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada (SSHRC), based at the University of Alberta and partnered with the University of Irkutsk. The goal of the BAP has been to [...]

Erin2019-03-19T12:19:45-06:00Categories: Publications, Books & Monographs|Tags: Bazaliiskii, Goriunova, McKenzie, Novikov, Weber|

Khuzhir-Nuge XIV, a Middle Holocene Hunter-Gatherer Cemetery on Lake Baikal, Siberia: Osteological Materials

Northern Hunter-Gatherers Research Series Volume 3 This volume in the Baikal Archaeology Project's Northern Hunter-Gatherers Series presents comprehensive human osteological data from fieldwork conducted by the project a the mortuary site Khuzhir-Nuge XIV on Lake Baikal in Siberia. The goal of the BAP has been to identify and understand the processes associated with culture change and continuity among prehistoric boreal forest hunter-gatherers in Siberia's Cis-Baikal region. The Little Sea area has more documented archaeological sites and has seen [...]

Erin2019-03-19T12:20:41-06:00Categories: Publications, Books & Monographs|Tags: Goriunova, Lieverse, Weber|