The Images of the Energy of Nature in the Mythological Representations of the Northern Selkups [PDF]
Introduction. The author considers the study of the traditional energy regimes of the Selkups according to mythology as the first priority. Methods and materials. Materials for studying the topic were taken from archival sources, scientific literature
Olga B. Stepanova
doaj +3 more sources
Origins of the Northern Selkups Based on Anthropological Data [PDF]
The authors examine the origins of the Upper Taz Selkups based on craniology and dental anthropology. They are one of the least studied groups of the indigenous population of Western Siberia.
Olga E. Poshekhonova +2 more
doaj +2 more sources
Indigenous women's reproductive health in the Arctic zone of Western Siberia: challenges and solutions. [PDF]
In the Russian Arctic, alarming trends (shortage of nomadic Indigenous women, high reproductive loss, child mortality rates) indicate long-term changes towards demographic decline. This study aimed at comparing some indicators of the reproductive health (
Bogdanova E +6 more
europepmc +3 more sources
More on possible Forest Enets – Ket contacts [PDF]
In this paper linguistic traces of the Enets’ migration to the Taimyr Peninsula are addressed. Special attention is paid to Forest Enets–Ket contacts and a tentative etymology for the (Forest) Enets’ ethnonym for Kets and Selkups is offered.
Florian Siegl
doaj +3 more sources
TO THE HISTORY OF DRAFT DOG BREEDING OF THE NORTHERN SELKUPS
The article is devoted to the study of draft dog breeding of the Northern Selkups. This topic still remains a blank spot in ethnographic science, which emphasizes its scientific novelty.
Stepanova O.B.
doaj +2 more sources
Folklore of Northern Selkups: The Motif of Familial Hostility Analyzed
Introduction. One specific feature to distinguish Selkup folktales is that the main character and his opponent are usually relatives. So, a positive character kills a relative of his (referred to as devil) and/or the latter’s relatives — daughters and ...
Olga B. Stepanova
doaj +2 more sources
Dendrochronological Analysis of Wood from the Num-Khibya-Sikheri VIа Site [PDF]
The article deals with the dendrochronological analysis of the archaeological wood collection from the Num-Khibya-Sikheri VIa site, a burial complex belonging to the Northern Selkup cultural tradition and located on the territory of the Taz Polar region (
Mikhail V. Utkin +5 more
doaj +3 more sources
Relationship of the gene pool of the Khants with the peoples of Western Siberia, Cis-Urals and the Altai-Sayan Region according to the data on the polymorphism of autosomic locus and the Y-chromosome. [PDF]
Khanty are indigenous Siberian people living on the territory of Western Siberia, mainly on the territory of the Khanty-Mansiysk and Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous Okrugs.
Kharkov VN +7 more
europepmc +3 more sources
The article studies the technology of making iron and steel items of Russian origin, discovered in the Kikki-Akki burial ground of Northern Selkups (18th–19th centuries) in the north of Western Siberia in the upper reaches of the Taz River. In the study,
N.M. Zinyakov, O.E. Poshekhonova
doaj +3 more sources
DIETARY STRATEGIES OF NORTHERN SELKUPS IN THE 18th–19th CENTURIES
The article considers the dietary habits of a small Selkup group that lived in the north of Western Siberia along the upper reaches of the Taz River in the18th–19th centuries.
O.E. Poshekhonova +4 more
doaj +2 more sources

