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ACMS Mongolia Field School is Seeking Instructors for 2020
The ACMS Mongolia Field School is seeking educators who are interested in teaching in the 2020 ACMS Field School. Proposals are welcome from faculty, advanced graduate students and practitioners interested in teaching a field course [...]
Come visit our active archaeological site near Hatgal with #MongoliaFieldSchool
In collaboration with Nomad Science Mongolia and the National Museum of Mongolia, a team of archaeologists is working to salvage a damaged archaeological site just outside of Hatgal, as part of the #MongoliaFieldSchool. From August 1-14, interested members [...]
Inaugural Mongolia Field School Kicks Off in Ulaanbaatar
The American Center for Mongolian Studies kicks off its 1st annual Inter-disciplinary Mongolia Field School Program with 62 students in archaeology, migration, and renewable energy. Students, faculty, and lifelong-learners from North America and Mongolia [...]
Wilderness Medicine Essentials training held for Mongolia Field School participants
Eighteen participants of Mongolia Field School attended the Wilderness First Responder Course on Sunday, July 28 at the Natsagdorj Public Library. The training was delivered [...]
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ACMS Mongolia Field School is Seeking Instructors for 2020
The ACMS Mongolia Field School is seeking educators who are interested in teaching in the 2020 ACMS Field School. Proposals are welcome from faculty, advanced graduate students and practitioners interested in teaching a field course [...]
Come visit our active archaeological site near Hatgal with #MongoliaFieldSchool
In collaboration with Nomad Science Mongolia and the National Museum of Mongolia, a team of archaeologists is working to salvage a damaged archaeological site just outside of Hatgal, as part of the #MongoliaFieldSchool. From August 1-14, interested members [...]
Rubin Museum of Art Internship Deadline Approaching (Aug 4)
Mongolian citizens interested in working as a museum professional are encouraged to apply for the paid internship opportunity the ACMS Cultural Heritage Program is organizing for the second year, with support from the Henry Luce [...]
Renting Equipment is Available at Bruce W Morrison Research Laboratory
ACMS is pleased to announce the re-opening of Bruce W. Morrison Research Laboratory, from which library patrons can rent research related equipment for free of charge*. You can request the equipment through here. [...]
Field Notes
Ethnoarchaeology of Mongolian Hide and Fiber Crafts — Kristen Pearson
BACKGROUND Mongolia is one of the few places in the world with environmental conditions favorable to the long-term preservation of organic materials, such as textile, leather, and wood. Organic assemblages from as early as the [...]
Ikh Nart: An Archaeological Treasure Trove — Blake Epstein
Mongolia Field Note #12 -- author Blake Epstein The Ikh Nart Nature Preserve contains a vast array of archaeological sites and artifacts spanning more than 9,000 years of the human history. It is a 66,000-hectare [...]
Linguistic Landscape Research: Ulaanbaatar – Phillip Marzluf
English only sign in the center of Ulaanbaatar. (Photo by Phillip Marzluf) Mongolia Field Note #11 - author Phillip Marzluf Linguistic landscape research examines all of the written materials that are publicly accessible to people [...]
Amur Falcon nesting ecology: a case-study in land-use practices, climate change, and protected areas in central Mongolia – Ryan C. Burner
Studying the nesting ecology of the Amur Falcon alongside herds of Takhi, the Mongolia wild horse. Photo credit: Gombobaatar Sundev. Mongolia Field note #10, author: Ryan C. Burner Mongolia, due to its diversity [...]