MAPSS

The Mongolian Archaeology Project: Surveying the Steppes is a digital documentation and heritage preservation project at @MPI_GEA supported by @ArcadiaFund

[MAPSS @MAPSS_Project]

MAPSS, in collaboration with our colleagues from the Mong. Institute of Archaeology and Khovd University, is very happy to publish this new article (for open peer review) on integrating digital methodologies for archaeological documentation:
https://t.co/jmpwfCEnTy

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Mongolian moonrise, MAPSS team field camp, Guchin Sum, Övörkhangai Aimag

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MAPPS team in the field documenting #mongolianarchaeology at the volcanic site of Övörkhairkhan, Övörkhangai Aimag. This site is endangered by looting and erosional and seismotectonic activities.
#bronzeagecemetery
#khirigsuur
#rockart
#endangeredarchaeology
#digitalarchaeology

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MAPSS 2nd annual workshop in Ulaanbaatar, sharing #digitalarchaeology and #culturalheritagepreservation methods with our wonderful partners at the Mongolian Institute of Archaeology and National Center for Cultural Heritage.

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MAPSS group members @ja_bayaraa and Byambadorj Batsuren delivering excellent talks at the fascinating Environments, Land Use, & Urbanism in Central Asia Conference organized by @FEDD_MPI !

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@ja_bayaraa and Mike Fisher presenting MAPSS research to the visiting Mongolian delegation including Minister of Education & Science, Enkh-Amgalan, at @MPIWG, followed by a beautiful long song performance at the Mongolian Embassy in Berlin. A great opportunity to discuss ideas.

[Kenny Linden @Kenny_Linden]

The map is cool, but as Stephen Pow has discussed here, the map should go far further into the north. Chris Atwood has shown that the Mongol Empire sent expeditions to Kamchatka, and gyrfalcons from the Arctic Circle were major tributes.

https://t.co/CNIZLF2rdi

[Kenny Linden @Kenny_Linden]

Tuesday, April 4, I'll be giving a talk at Swarthmore College, "Milk is Gold: An Environmental and Animal History of the Mongolian People's Republic." Thank you to Jonathan Washington and Asian Studies, Environmental Studies, History, and Linguistics departments for the invite!

[Tobias Jones @TobiasBahadur]

On Friday I gave a talk at the University of Tartu's wonderful Mongolian conference, and yesterday a colleague made me this incredible drawing and poem in Classical Mongolian! Such a lovely gift #tartu #Mongolia

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@n_sheldrick @ArcadiaFund @EAMENA123 It was a most excellent collaboration!

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2nd and final week of the MAPSS training workshop, with @n_sheldrick, at the #ChinggisKhaanNationalMuseum, teaching drone mapping, dGPS, georectification, and Automated Change Detection. Supported by @ArcadiaFund. Incredible experience!

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And a huge thank you to all of the participants, team members, and the #ChinggisKhaanNationalMuseum for making this workshop a huge success!

[Dairy Cultures @DairyCultures]

Photo of the month:
With the arrival of spring, the milking season will begin soon in Mongolia. This means that a new fermentation cycle will be initiated through the use of last year's lactic ferments. This photo shows how yak milk is 'cultured' in Khatgal, Khövsgöl province.

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Rapid 3D LiDAR scan of a looted Bronze Age slab grave at the beautiful #morintolgoi site, Mongolia, with @n_sheldrick.

#mongolianarchaeology
#digitalarchaeology
#endangeredarchaeology
#polycam
@ArcadiaFund

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MAPSS team back in documentation mode. Amazing funerary and ritual complexes at #morintolgoi and #ungut.
#digitalarchaeology
#mongolianarchaeology

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Week 1 of the MAPSS training workshop in #digitalarchaeology supported by @ArcadiaFund, held at the #ChinggisKhanNationalMuseum.
Covering #opensource softwares @qgis and @archesproject for a sharp and engaged group of Mongolian archaeologists and heritage professionals.

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@ja_bayaraa and @n_sheldrick talking about #deerstones before an @EAMENA123 and MAPSS collaborative workshop on digital archaeology in Ulaanbaatar.

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An amazing Bronze Age Rock art and, Burial Mound as known Khirigsuur in the Mongolian Altai @MPI_GEA @ArcadiaFund

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A hunter dog attacking deer with a tree-like antler. The rock art scene in the Mongolian Altai. @MPI_GEA @ArcadiaFund

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Our colleague archaeologist Jerry Tuvshinjargal recently released the following ox cart images on Mongolian Rock Art. @MPI_GEA @ArcadiaFund
https://t.co/wmAmuc59yK

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A flock of argali (Ovis ammon linnaeus). Bronze Age Rock Art in Mongolian Altai @MPI_GEA @ArcadiaFund