[Bilimsel Haber] PROG. INFO.- Mongol-American Khovd Archaeology Project, July 14-August 18 2007

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PROG. INFO.- Mongol-American Khovd Archaeology Project, July 14-August
18 2007

Posted by: Bryan Miller <millerbk at sas.upenn.edu>

Announcement:
Mongol-American Khovd Archaeology Project (July 14 - August 18 2007)

For the summer of 2007, the Silkroad Foundation, in conjunction with
the National Museum of Mongolian History and the University of
Pennsylvania, will be sponsoring excavations and survey in the Altai
Mountians of Khovd aimag, Mongolia.

The Mongol-American Khovd Archaeology Project aims to advance material
investigations of the peoples and cultures of the Altai Mountains, a
crucial region between the nomads of the Mongolian steppes and the
Silk Roads area within present-day northwest China. Excavations in
2007 will focus on elite tomb complexes of the Xiongnu (3rd BC ­ 2nd
AD) at the site of Takhilt (in Khovd province) to analyze the
relationship between local and intrusive groups as well as the degree
of variation between the greater material culture throughout Mongolia
attributed to the Xiongnu and sites of the western periphery in the
Altai Mountians. The project offers a variety of excavation activities
with focuses on the analysis of human remains and processes of in
field conservation. In addition, a series of lectures will be provided
on-site and a tour of monuments at the end of the expedition (from the
Altai back to the capital city) will allow participants to see a large
collection of sites within varied geographic zones and relating to
different periods of Mongolian history and culture, from the
Paleolithic to the Mongol Hordes.

This program provides an exciting opportunity for participants with a
wide range of interests. Volunteers need no special training, but
should be prepared for physical activity and wilderness camping (no
electricity and living on the steppes in Mongolian tents) for extended
periods of time.

For further information, please visit the Silkroad Foundation webpage at:
http://www.silkroadfoundation.org/toc/index.html




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