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Explore our online Dairy Ethnographic Database to learn more about the lives of herders and the diverse dairy products that they make both in Mongolia and around the world. You can read more about our research publications on dairy ethnography:
- Hendy J, Rest M, Reichhardt B, Aldenderfer M, Warinner C. (2021) Cultures of Fermentation: Living with Microbes Current Anthropology 62, supplement 24.
- Reichhardt B, Enkh-Amgalan Z, Warinner C, Rest M. (2021) Photo Essay: Enduring Cycles – Documenting dairying in Mongolia and the Alps. Current Anthropology 62, supplement 24.
- Reichhardt B. (2021) Pastoral dairying in rural Mongolia: microbes as heritage. Archaeology of Food and Foodways 1(1): 85-102, DOI: 10.1558/aff.15577
- Reichhardt B, Abrahms-Kavunenko S. (2022) Plastic Purity and Sacred Dairy Microbes, Vitality and Standardisation in Mongolian Dairying. Copenhagen Journal of Asian Studies 40(1): 66-90. https://doi.org/10.22439/cjas.v40i1.6556
You can also read more about our archaeological research publications on the origins and spread of dairying in Asia:
- Jeong C, Wang K, Wilkin S, Taylor WTT, Miller BK, Bemmann JH, Stahl R, Chiovelli C, Knolle F, Ulziibayar S, Khatanbaatar D, Erdenebaatar D, Erdenebat U, Ochir A, Ankhsanaa G, Vanchigdash C, Ochir B, Munkhbayar C, Tumen D, Kovalev A, Kradin N, Bazarov BA, Miyagashev DA, Konovalov PB, Zhambaltarova E, Ventresca Miller A, Haak W, Schiffels S, Krause J, Boivin N, Myagmar E, Hendy J, Warinner C. (2020) A dynamic 6,000-year genetic history of Eurasia’s Eastern Steppe. Cell 183, 1-15. Article translation in Mongolian: Евразийн Зүүн тал нутаг дахь 6000 жилийн динамик генетик түүх
- Wilkin S, Ventresca Miller A, Taylor WTT, Miller BK, Hagan RW, Bleasdale M, Scott A, Gankhuyg S, Ramsøe A, Trachsel C, Nanni P, Grossmann J, Orlando L, Horton M, Stockhammer P, Myagmar E, Boivin N, Warinner C, Hendy J. (2020) Dairy pastoralism sustained Eastern Eurasian steppe populations for 5000 years. Nature Ecology and Evolution 4:346-355. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41559-020-1120-y. Article translation in Mongolian: Сүү, цагаан идээ голлосон мал аж ахуй Зүүн Евразийн тал нутгийн ард түмний амь зуулгыг 5000 жилийн турш залгуулжээ
- Scott A, Reinhold S, Hermes T, Kalmykov AA, Belinskiy A, Buzhilova A, Berezina N, Kantorovich AR, Maslov VE, Guliyev F, Lyonnet B, Gasimov P, Jalilov B, Eminli J, Iskandarov E, Hammer E, Nugent S, Hagan R, Majander K, Onkamo P, Nordqvist K, Shishlina N, Kaverzneva E, Korolev A, Khokhlov AA, Smolyaninov RV, Sharapova SV, Krause R, Karapetian M, Stolarczyk E, Krause J, Hansen S, Haak W, Warinner C. (2022) Emergence and intensification of dairying in the Caucasus and Eurasian steppes. Nature Ecology and Evolution. doi: 10.1038/s41559-022-01701-6. See our companion blog post.
- Zhang F, Chao N, Scott A, Fu Q, Bjorn R, Li W, Wei D, Wang W, Fan L, Abuduresule I, Hu X, Ruan Q, Niyazi A, Dong G, Cao P, Liu F, Dai Q, Feng X, Yang R, Tang Z, Ma P, Li C, Gao S, Xu Y, Wu S, Wen S, Zhu H, Zhou H, Roberts M, Kumar V, Krause J, Warinner C, Jeong C, Cui Y. (2021) The genomic origins of the Bronze Age Tarim mummies. Nature 599: 256–261. https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-021-04052-7
- Jeong C, Wilkin S, Amgalantugs T, Bouwman A, Taylor W, Bromage S, Tsolmon S, Hagan R, Trachsel C, Grossman J, Littleton J, Makarewicz C, Krigbaum J, Burri M, Irmer F, Scott A, Davaasambuu G, Wright J, Myagmar E, Boivin N, Robbeets M, Rühli F, Krause J, Frohlich B, Hendy J, Warinner C*. (2018) Bronze Age population dynamics and the rise of dairy pastoralism on the eastern Eurasian steppe. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences USA 115(48): E11248-E11255. DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1813608115.
- Scott AS, Power RC, Altmann-Wendling V, Artzy M, Martin MAS, Eisenmann S, Hagan R, Salazar-Garcia DC, Salmon Y, Yegorov D, Milevski I, Finkelstein I, Stockhammer PW, Warinner C (2020) Evidence for long-distance trade in exotic foods and spices from South Asia to the Near East in the 2nd millennium BCE. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences USA 118 (2) e2014956117. https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.2014956117.
Visit other sections
• Dairy – the science and art of milk fermentation: Learn about how dairy products are made
• Milk and the microbiome: Meet the beneficial bacteria in milk and your body
• Nutrition and health: Learn about the essential nutrients in milk
• The livestock herds of ancient Mongolia: Discover how to identify ancient animal bones
• The science of ancient DNA: Identify long lost relatives using ancient DNA
• Ancient clothes and textiles: Explore the silk and wool clothing of long ago
Also check out our downloadable classroom activity packs:
• What is DNA? (4 activities, ages 12-18)
• Felt and fibers (1 activity, ages 6-14)