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Modern Nomads: Finding Ancient Mobility in a Global World


Modern Nomads: Finding Ancient Mobility in a Global World
It’s a moment of uncertainty. As I hold the bowl just below my chin, the fragrant, clear liquid is close enough to sniff. It smells earthy, like an animal. My friendly host stares at me, intently, a little confused, all of us frozen by my indecision to drink, or not?
“Just half, this time,” my guide, Ankhmaa Baatartsogt, whispers into my ear. This will be the final chaser, after an afternoon of strange, fermented drinks. Having powered through one bowl of this “vodka,” my Mongolian host waits for me to down my seconds. ....

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Saving Mongolia's dinosaurs and inspiring the next generation of paleontologists


Saving Mongolia s dinosaurs and inspiring the next generation of paleontologists
by Thea Boodhoo
Tuesday, February 7, 2017
Articulated dinosaur fossils can still be found at the Flaming Cliffs, and frequently are by tourists, guides, locals and poachers. Mongolian law instructs those who find such specimens to notify the area s single ranger, but no signage or leaflets exist to convey this. Even when a fossil is reported, Bayanzag Park has no resident paleontologist to excavate it, no prep lab to clean it, no collections facility to store it and no museum to display it. Credit: Thea Boodhoo.
The bones were too yellow, too translucent, and the skeleton had no hands. I could tell the skeleton wasn’t a dinosaur, but the illusion was enough to bring my brain to a momentary halt. ....

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