Хүрлийн үеийн оршуулгын ховор дурсгалыг манай археологчид илрүүлэн судалж эхлээд байна. #БаянӨлгий #ЦагаанАсга

Монгол Алтайд одоо болтол тэмээгээр нүүдэл хийсээр байна

Looking forward to honoring our collective mentor, Lothar, and his esteemed career in East Asian Archaeology: ioa.ucla.edu/content/art-an…

I took this picture in Laesø some 5 years ago but had no idea that one day, it would be picked as the cover picture of Cell to illustrate our latest work. Just awesome. Let s go get some more, in case this could happen again. cell.com/cell/fulltext/…

Exciting new #archaeology research on ancient irrigation systems in Xinjiang with Yuqi Li and Michael D. Frachetti just published in #PLOSONE: Check it out here: dx.plos.org/10.1371/journa…

Finally! Dramatic change in #ancient #pastoralist diets associated with the expansion of political networks across #Eurasia

“When you get these jobs that you have been so brilliantly trained for, just remember that your real job is that if you are free, you need to free somebody else. If you have some power, then your job is to empower somebody else.” - Toni Morrison

We found a #Mongol period vessel that was filled with #dairy? We are now analyzing the contents in the department of archaeology #proteomics facility at the @MPI_SHH. Thanks to Bayarsaikhan Jamsranjav, @archyjulia, and the Nomad Science Mongolia team! Link below - news.mn/r/2181330/?fbc…

Amazing finds at site along Orkhon north of Mongol & Uighur capitals, with unprecedented evidence for use by the Chanyu, ruler of #Xiongnu Empire: inscribed roof tiles & multiple adjacent enclosures spanning >500m! congrats Dr. Iderkhangai & co.! facebook.com/iderkhangait/p…

another one of the many #Xiongnu local elite cemeteries of the first nomad empire, this one close to the town of Jargalant in Khovsgol Bayarsaikhan Jamsranjav

The Iranian hero Rustam leads his army into battle against demons in this mythological mural from a banquet hall unearthed at Panjakent in Tajikistan, a city built by the Sogdians, who dominated trade on the Silk Road from the 5th to 8th century A.D. archaeology.org/issues/386-200…

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New Ancients Podcast! Dr Bryan K. Miller came on the show to talk about the huge topic that is the Xiongnu Empire. We look at Xiongnu society, hierarchy and expansion and whether we can call this the first nomadic empire in history. 🎧 podfollow.com/the-ancients/e…

First direct evidence of yak milk found in an elite burial from the Mongol era! nature.com/articles/s4200… Co-led by Dr. Shevan Wilkin, and through collaborations with Bayarsaikhan Jamsranjav @archyjulia and with support from National Geographic U-M College of LSA @mpishh MPI-GEA Jena and NOMAD Science! Nicole Boivin