Congratulations to BAP PhD student Aleksandra Krikunova and coauthors on their recent publication in Quaternary Science Reviews on the history of wildfires in the #LakeBaikal region. baikalproject.artsrn.ualberta.ca/2024/08/19/veg…

Big congratulations to Freie Universität student Richard Arlt for defending his BAP-related thesis for a Master's of Science in Geology! 🥳🥳🥳 baikalproject.artsrn.ualberta.ca/2024/08/09/ric…

September's featured team member is Dr. Larisa Savelieva (spb_university). Dr. Savelieva's work on the #paleoclimate of northern Eurasia is helping us understand human impacts on the Late #Holocene environment. Check out her page to learn more! baikalproject.artsrn.ualberta.ca/team/savelieva…

A huge congratulations to former BAP graduate student Lauren Michelman (USask Anthropology) for the recent publication of her MA thesis in the International Journal of Osteoarchaeology! baikalproject.artsrn.ualberta.ca/2024/09/05/rea…

Christopher Ramsey has contributed to a new review lead by Tim Heaton of Miyake events and why we are so excited about them. Single year dating, solar storms and carbon cycle. Oxford School of Archaeology nature.com/articles/s4158…

This month's featured team member is Dr Christian Leipe (Freie Universität MPI-GEA Jena). Dr Leipe's research focuses on reconstructing human-environment interactions in #Holocene Asia using #pollen and #plantmacrofossil data. Check out his page to learn more! baikalproject.artsrn.ualberta.ca/team/leipe-chr…

November's featured team member is Angela R. Lieverse, PhD 🕊 (USask Anthropology). Dr Lieverse's work in the #LakeBaikal and #Karelia regions explores health, activity patterns and trauma in #prehistoric hunter-gatherers. Check out her page to learn more! baikalproject.artsrn.ualberta.ca/team/dr-angela…

Our last featured team member of 2024 is Dr Christopher Ramsey (Oxford Radiocarbon Accelerator Unit). Dr Ramsey's work on the #freshwaterreservoireffect, #Bayesian modeling and dietary #isotopes has changed our understanding of #prehistoric peoples in the #LakeBaikal region baikalproject.artsrn.ualberta.ca/team/dr-christ…

A huge congratulations to BAP graduate student Aleksandra Krikunova on the successful defense of her PhD dissertation on the palaeoecological impacts of glacial–interglacial climate change on the #huntergatherers of #LakeBaikal. Congrats Doctor Krikunova! baikalproject.artsrn.ualberta.ca/2024/12/11/dr-…

Massive congrats to Christophe Snoeck on winning a VUB Excellent PhD Supervisor Award. Your support and enthusiasm mean the 🌍 to the team 🔥

Our first featured team member of 2025 is Dr. Pavel Tarasov (Freie Universität). Dr Tarasov reconstructs palaeoenvironments on a regional scale, helping us understand human–environment interactions in the past. He's also a supervisor extraordinaire! baikalproject.artsrn.ualberta.ca/team/dr-pavel-…

Our huge, heartfelt congratulations to BAP team member Dr. Ruairidh Macleod (Cambridge University) for the successful defense of his PhD dissertation. Ruairidh has now started his postdoctoral research at UCL. Congratulations Ruairidh!! 🥳🥳🥳 baikalproject.artsrn.ualberta.ca/2025/01/14/dr-…

🚨Publication alert!🚨 Congratulations to BAP authors Rick Schulting et al. for their new paper in Radiocarbon, now available as FirstView. Unraveling this mystery was a real team effort! baikalproject.artsrn.ualberta.ca/2025/01/20/a-3…

February's featured team member is Dr. Tengwen Long (Uni of Nottingham #WeAreUoN Ningbo China). Dr. Long's work is wide-ranging, covering #c14dating and modeling, #palaeoecology & #geoarchaeology. Check out his page to learn more! baikalproject.artsrn.ualberta.ca/team/long-teng…

This month's featured team member is Dr Dan Temple (George Mason University). Dr Temple studies growth, stress & resilience among pre-adult #huntergatherers of the #LakeBaikal region. Check out his page to learn more! baikalproject.artsrn.ualberta.ca/team/dr-daniel…

The BAP team is just wrapping up a productive set of meetings in Istanbul. Grateful for the opportunity to get together and exchange ideas, ask questions & make plans!

May's featured team member is Rick Schulting (Oxford School of Archaeology). Dr Schulting uses #stableisotopes and #C14dating to reconstruct the lifeways of Holocene hunter-gatherers at #LakeBaikal. Check out his page to learn more! baikalproject.artsrn.ualberta.ca/team/dr-rick-s…

This month's featured team member is Dr Gunita Zariņa (University of Latvia). Dr Zariņa's work focuses on the development of agriculture in #Latvia and the corresponding dietary, health & reproductive changes for ancient Latvians. Click to learn more! baikalproject.artsrn.ualberta.ca/team/dr-gunita…