Alina Stupak

Ph.D.

Description of the field of scientific research:

Paleozoology, theriology, archaeozoology, history of science.

List of duties:

Alina is a paleozoologist. She studies the remains of animals, primarily mammals, from archaeological sites. Her area of interest is the Stone Age periods — the Paleolithic, Mesolithic, and Neolithic. He also has projects related to other periods. An additional interest is the history of paleontology in Ukraine, particularly in women in paleontological research. Research results are published on the ResearchGate platform, and popular science videos are posted on the museum's YouTube channel.

Professional experience:

From 2016 to 2024, Alina worked at the Department of Paleontology at the National Museum of Natural History at the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine. In 2020, Alina formulated a review of Mykhailo Kubliy's PhD thesis.

Keywords:

• Science popularization

• History and archeology

• Science communications

Basic scientific publications:

• Valentyna Bibikova (Zubareva) and her role in the development of archaeozoology

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  GEO&BIO (Bulletin of the National Museum of Natural History), 2020,19,135-137 A. Weber

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• Skull fragment of Gazella subgutturosa gazelle in the Neolithic layers of Buran Kaya IV site (Crimea, Ukraine): archaeological and zoological aspects

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  Weber A. Yanevych O. Smagol V. Stone Age of Ukraine, 2021, 21, 217-225

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• The quaternary lions of Ukraine and a trend of decreasing size in Panthera spelea

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  Marciszak, A., D. V. Ivanoff, Y. Semenov, S. Talamo, B. Ridush, Y. Yanish, O. Kovalchuk, A. Stupak. Journal of Mammalian Evolution

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• The use of animals by inhabitants of the Medzhybizh Castle (Ukraine) in the 12th–19th centuries CE

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  Gorobets, L., A. Stupak, O. Kovalchuk, T. Volynskyi, V. Vietrov. 2025. CE. Journal of Archaeological Science: Reports. 65, 105187

  Role: Author