Gobi Desert

A nice discussion with Marwan Kilani about the recently sequenced genome of a man from Old Kingdom Egypt this morning got me thinking about some connections between historical linguistics, archeolo…

Over the years, I have travelled from Tientsin to Urga, the capital of Outer Mongolia, via three different routes.

A brief excursion beyond the borders of Mongolia.

Early warnings and shared data will move only as fast as Beijing’s security concerns allow.

„What stands out as a characteristic of the political life of Mongolia in the 1920’s, however, is the fear that one bold adventurer with 300 troopers at his back and a proved ability to excite old tri...

What started as dry goods shops serving the elite became sprawling emporiums that helped usher in an age of mass consumption.

The Department of Central Eurasian Studies in the Hamilton Lugar School of Global and International Studies at Indiana University Bloomington seeks to make a tenure-track or tenured hire (open rank) t...

YouTube video by Le Monde in English

Most travellers who journeyed through Mongolia in the first half of the 20th century produced images in the form of photographs.

In his book The Desert Road to Turkistan, Owen Lattimore describes a journey along a route that was, at the time, still rather unusual for the caravan route from Kalgan to Urumchi or Kashgar: the rout...

YouTube video by Agula Media

Schuyler Cammann visiting Mongolia in 1945

China's new ethnic unity law is threatening to make the languages and culture of 55 different ethnic groups extinct.

Forced assimilation is now the law.

Liebe CrossAsia Nutzer:innen, mit einem Highlight sind wir in den Sommer gestartet: Seit Juni ist der Newspaper Research Companion (NRC) als ganz neuer Service von CrossAsia im Early Access verfügbar....

As increased rain makes grasslands and cornfields possible in areas that once were deserts, the world’s largest beef importer is becoming more self-reliant by expanding domestic herds.

After nearly 10 years carrying out Chinese government repression in Xinjiang, a former police officer is now seeking asylum in Germany.

A standardized way to describe phylogenetic model components, common assumptions, and best practices in the field of phylogenetics.

A paper surveying the spread of alphabetic writing throughout the ancient Mediterranean, the possible genealogy of the various alphabets, and the mechanisms behind and dates of their dispersal.