The directors of Steppe Nomads Ger Camp, in Mongolia’s Kherlen River Valley, are women, as are the leaders of most professions in the country, including in academe. It is June on the Mongolian steppe ...
Popularized by myth and historical accounts as horse-riding warrior nomads of the Eurasian steppe, the true story of the Scythians (pronounced Sith-ian) may be more complicated. New research published ...
Ancient historiographers described steppe nomads as violent people dedicated to warfare and plundering. Little archaeological and anthropological data are however available regarding violence in these ...
Long before the First Crusade, waves of nomadic Turkic peoples driven by climate collapse and desperate hunger were pouring ...
"This volume publishes papers that were delivered at an academic symposium, "Nomads of the Eurasian Steppes," held at The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, from October 12-13, 2000. This symposium ...
Bronze cauldrons were used by the inhabitants of the Mongolian steppe around 2,700 years ago to process animal blood and milk. This is shown by a protein analysis of archaeological finds from this ...
Roughly five millennia ago, a small band of nomads set out from their homeland around the Black Sea. On the wide-open grasslands of the steppe, they honed their skills as horsemen and herders and ...
Throughout history, groups of nomads have not always been given the attention they deserve, said Nicola Di Cosmo, professor of East Asian Studies at the Institute for Advanced Study in Princeton, New ...