Whole mitochondrial genome analysis of the Daur ethnic minority from Hulunbuir in the Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region of China [PDF]
Background Mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) variations are often associated with bioenergetics, disease, and speciation and can be used to track the history of women.
Chi-Zao Wang +4 more
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Noyon Galdama in Written and Oral Traditions of Mongolic Peoples
Introduction. Oirat old-script texts tell us about the prominent historical figure of Noyon Galdma (Kalm., Oir. Һалдма, Һалдмба; Mong. Галдамаа, Галдамбаа), son of Khan Ochirtu-Tsetsen, grandson of Khan Baibagas of the Khoshuts and Khong Tayiji Erdeni ...
Elza P. Bakaeva
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Microbial diversity and production of milk spirit using traditional Buryat fermentation and distillation technologies [PDF]
Distilled fermented milk beverages are rare in food technology, despite the global prevalence of plant-based spirits. Currently, the production of distilled strong alcoholic beverages from fermented milk using traditional technologies is known only among
Zorigto Namsaraev +17 more
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Ceremonial Folklore of Mongolic Peoples: Functions of the Snake Revisited
Introduction. In mythologies of the world, the image of the snake ranks among the most studied characters and has various interpretations. In folklore of Turko-Mongols, it has also been a subject of multiple analyses.
Liudmila S. Dampilova +1 more
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Introduction. The publication highlights efforts undertaken by Siberia Department of the Imperial Russian Geographical Society (since 1851 — Siberia Department, since 1877 — Eastern Siberia Department) to explore the ethnography of the Mongolic peoples ...
Marsel M. Mannapov, Aybulat V. Psyanchin
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The genetic legacy of the expansion of Turkic-speaking nomads across Eurasia. [PDF]
The Turkic peoples represent a diverse collection of ethnic groups defined by the Turkic languages. These groups have dispersed across a vast area, including Siberia, Northwest China, Central Asia, East Europe, the Caucasus, Anatolia, the Middle East ...
Bayazit Yunusbayev +28 more
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The Rite of Seter Tatakh and the Cult of Water Spirits among the Mongolic Peoples
Introduction. The article deals with archaic layers of Mongolic traditional cultures — worship of water, water sources and bodies — to specifically analyze the cult of water spirits. Goals.
Surzhana B. Miyagasheva
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Integration Motive in Wedding Rituals of the Turkic and Mongolic Peoples: Food Culture
Marriage is the unification of two groups, the groom and the bride, and at the same time the break of the bride with her father's family and clan. In the wedding rituals of the Turkic and Mongolic peoples, symbolic actions are simultaneously performed aimed at uniting two clans, the young, and the break of the bride with her kin group.
M. M. Sodnompilova, E. A. Nemanova
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Bayïrqu and Barγu: Deconstructing One Myth [PDF]
In academic and unspecialized literature related to the ethnogenesis and ethnic history of the Buryats, the two ethnonyms Bayïrqu ~ Bayarqu, known in the Old Turkic period, and Barγu ~ Barqu, first recorded in the early 13th century, have been commonly ...
Bair Z. Nanzatov, Vladimir V. Tishin
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Wutaishan Shrines as Subjects of Buddhist Heritage Research
Introduction. In Buddhist religious practice, Wutaishan as a symbol of the five sacred mountains of China has long enjoyed fame among pilgrims as a holiest place in East and Central Asia subsequent to Lhasa (Tibet).
Bair Ts. Gomboev
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