Research Area(s)
- Collaborative archaeology
- Human-animal studies
- Zooarchaeology
- Canadian Prairies
- Circumpolar North
Publications
Books and edited volumes:
Losey, R.J., Nomokonova, T.(Eds.), 2017. Holocene Zooarchaeology of Cis-Baikal, Siberia. German German Archaeological Institute.Verlag Philipp von Zabern, Darmstadt.
Nomokonova, T., Losey, R.J., Goriunova, O.I., 2009. Prehistoric Fishing on Lake Baikal, Siberia: Analyses of Faunal Remains from Ityrkhei Cove. VDM Verlag Dr. Mueller.
Selected Journal Articles:
Nomokonova, T., Losey, R.J., Gusev, A.V., Kohut, G., Razdymakha, S., Vozelova, L., Plekhanov, A.V. 2024. The one-eyed Elder woman stitches an ornament: needles, needle cases, and women from the Iamal-Nenets region of Arctic Siberia. Journal of Anthropological Archaeology 74: 101589.
Kohut, G., Losey, R., Kutz, S., Khidas, K., Nomokonova, T., 2024. Assessing current visual tooth wear age estimation methods for Rangifer tarandus using a known age sample from Canada. PLOS ONE 19(4): e0301408.
Nomokonova, T., Losey, R.J., Razdymakha, S.E., Okotetto, S., Plekhanov, A.V., Gusev, A.V., 2022. Entangled with Antlers on the Iamal Peninsula of Arctic Siberia. Journal of Ethnobiology 42(1): 3-19.
Sick, J., Nomokonova, T., Bazaliiskii, V.I., Lieverse, A.R., 2022. Rekonstruktsiia aktivnosti v bioarkheologii: entezisnye izmeneniia i ikh primenenie v Pribaikal’e Sibiri. Reports of the Laboratory of Ancient Technologies 18(2): 22-36 [in Russian].
Nomokonova, T., Losey, R.J., Fedorova, N.V., Gusev, A.V. & Arzyutov, D.V., 2021. Reindeer imagery in making at Ust’-Polui in Arctic Siberia. Cambridge Archaeological Journal 31(1): 161-181.
Losey, R.J., Nomokonova, T., Arzyutov, D.V., Gusev, A.V., Plekhanov, A.V., Fedorova, N.V., Anderson, D.G., 2021. Domestication as enskilment: harnessing reindeer in Arctic Siberia. Journal of Archaeological Method and Theory 28: 197-231.
Nomokonova, T.,Losey, R.J., Plekhanov, A.V., McIntyre, H.J., 2020. The variable histories of reindeer scapula on the Iamal Peninsula of Arctic Siberia. Archaeological Research in Asia 21: 100176.
Nomokonova, T., Losey, R.J., McLachlin, Bachura, O.P., Gusev, A.V., Kosintsev, P.A., Fedorova, N.V. & Sablin, M.V., 2020. Age estimation of archaeological dogs using pulp cavity closure ratios. Journal of Archaeological Science 123: 105252.
Nomokonova, T.,Losey, R.J., Plekhanov, A.V., McIntyre, H.J., 2018. Iarte VI and Late Holocene reindeer remains from the Iamal Peninsula of Arctic Siberia. Arctic Anthropology 55(2): 54-73.
Losey, R.J., Nomokonova, T.,Gusev, A.V., Bachura. O.P., Fedorova, N.V., Kosintsev, P.A., Sablin, M.V., 2018. Dogs were domesticated in the Arctic: sacrifice, consumption, and dog sledding at Ust’-Polui. Journal of Anthropological Archaeology 51: 113-126.
Nomokonova, T., Losey, R.J., Goriunova O.I., Novikov A.G., Weber, A., 2015. A 9,000 year history of seal hunting on Lake Baikal, Siberia: The zooarchaeology of Sagan-Zaba II. PLoS One 10(5): e0128314.
Nomokonova, T.,Losey, R.J., Iakunaeva, V.N., Emel’ianova, Iu. A., Baginova, E.A., Pastukhov, M.V., 2013. People and seals at Siberia’s Lake Baikal. Journal of Ethnobiology 33(2): 259-280.
Nomokonova, T., Losey, R.J., Goriunova, O.I., Weber, A.W., 2013. A freshwater old carbon offset in Lake Baikal, Siberia and problems with the radiocarbon dating of archaeological sediments: evidence from the Sagan-Zaba II site. Quaternary International 290-291: 110-125.
Teaching & Supervision
ANTH 112: The Human Journey: Introduction to Archaeology and Biological Anthropology
ARCH 300: Archaeology Research Course
ARCH 353: Plains Archaeology
ARCH 398: Archaeology of Siberia
ANTH 358: Zooarchaeology I
ANTH 458: Zooarchaeology II
ARCH 462: Contemporary Archaeological Theory
ANTH 440: Archaeology of Food
ANTH 498: Collaborative Practice in Archaeology
ANTH 400: Contemporary Issues in Archaeology and Anthropology
ANTH 401: Independent Research in Anthropology
ARCH 805: Archaeological Method and Theory
ARCH 855: Problems in Archaeology
Research
Canadian Prairies Circumpolar North Collaborative archaeology Human-animal studies Zooarchaeology
My main scholarly interests are zooarchaeology and human-animal relationships in the Circumpolar North and on the Canadian Prairies. Over the last 20 years, I have studied reindeer domestication and hide working practices in the Western Siberian Arctic, the life histories of ancient dogs in the North, and the trans-Holocene diets and subsistence practices of the Lake Baikal regional populations in Eastern Siberia. The majority of these projects were devoted to the development of collaborative archaeological practices with Indigenous communities and a commitment to multidisciplinary and public outreach approaches. Some of my recent work includes the analysis of animal remains from Alberta and Saskatchewan in Canada, Late Holocene pastoralists sites from Mongolia, and Promontory Cave 1 in Utah in the United States.
Education & Training
PhD (University of Alberta)
Documents & Links
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Thesis title: Worn Down and Aged: A Method for Estimating Age-at-Death of Reindeer and Caribou Using Tooth Eruption and Wear. Successfully defended on November 25 of 2024.
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Thesis Title: Reconstructing Sled-Pulling Activity in Western Arctic Dogs Using Entheseal Changes; co-supervised with Dr. A. Lieverse. Successfully defended on August 15, 2024.
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Thesis Title: Animal uses at the Fur Trade Post Fort Carlton (FfNp-1); co-supervised with Dr. T. Playford). Successfully defended on August 23, 2024.