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PLEASE NOTE:
BAP will not be running a field school or accepting volunteers for summer 2009
General Information
Beginning in 1997, the University of Alberta (Canada), in conjunction
with Irkutsk State University (Russia), has accepted ten undergraduate
students each year to participate in an archaeology field school in Siberia,
Russia. Between 1997-2003, we operated successful field schools in mortuary
archaeology, excavating a number of prehistoric mortuary sites along the
shores of Lake Baikal. As of last year, the Baikal Archaeology Project
(BAP) is focusing on the examination of hunter-gatherer habitation sites.
During the summer of 2007, the BAP will continue to excavate Sagan Zaba
II, a prehistoric habitation site located on the western shore of Lake
Baikal.
While we will not be offering a formal field school during
the summer of 2007, we would like to extend an invitation to interested
volunteers to assist in our excavations at Lake Baikal. Participants will
have the opportunity to learn the skills associated with the archaeological
excavation of habitation sites including topographic survey, drawing,
photography, as well as the identification, removal and curation of archaeological
material. In addition, students will experience the warmth and hospitality
of Russia's unique culture through daily contact with Russian university
students and archaeologists. Post secondary students may be able to arrange
course credit for their participation.
Join us this summer
and experience archaeology in one of the most extraordinary mysterious
places on earth – Siberia!
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Where is Lake Baikal?
Lake
Baikal is located in eastern Siberia, Russia. The lake is the largest
in the world by volume, and also the deepest (approx. 1.6 km in the center).
It is also the world’s oldest lake, having existed for approximately
25 million years. The Sagan Zaba II site is located approximately 150
km east-northeast of the city of Irkutsk, in a small bay on the west coast
of the lake. This bay consists of a small, deep valley bounded by rock
cliffs on either side. The area around the site consists of a lakeside
beach, the valley floor, and surrounding woodland.
Location of Lake Baikal
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