#mongolia — Public Fediverse posts
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Nice video where we can see mongolia during the winter.
1st Arrival In Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia 🇲🇳 (World's Coldest Capital) - YouTube
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Nice video where we can see mongolia during the winter.
1st Arrival In Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia 🇲🇳 (World's Coldest Capital) - YouTube
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Nice video where we can see mongolia during the winter.
1st Arrival In Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia 🇲🇳 (World's Coldest Capital) - YouTube
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Nice video where we can see mongolia during the winter.
1st Arrival In Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia 🇲🇳 (World's Coldest Capital) - YouTube
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Nice video where we can see mongolia during the winter.
1st Arrival In Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia 🇲🇳 (World's Coldest Capital) - YouTube
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Asiatic Wild Ass Returns to Eastern Mongolia After 65-year Isolation from Landscape Fencing
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Asiatic Wild Ass Returns to Eastern Mongolia After 65-year Isolation from Landscape Fencing
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Asiatic Wild Ass Returns to Eastern Mongolia After 65-year Isolation from Landscape Fencing
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Asiatic Wild Ass Returns to Eastern Mongolia After 65-year Isolation from Landscape Fencing
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:stargif: 𝑳𝒂𝒔 “𝑨𝒅𝒊𝒅𝒂𝒔” 𝒅𝒆 𝒉𝒂𝒄𝒆 𝟏.𝟓𝟎𝟎 𝒂𝒏̃𝒐𝒔 :stargif:
En 2016, un hallazgo en las montañas de Altái, en Mongolia, se volvió viral por una razón bastante curiosa: una momia que parecía llevar zapatillas con tres rayas al estilo de Adidas.
Internet hizo lo suyo y empezaron a circular teorías de viajes en el tiempo y cosas por el estilo.
Pero la realidad, aunque menos fantasiosa, es igual de interesante.Los restos pertenecían a una mujer de origen túrquico que vivió hace entre 1.100 y 1.500 años.
Nada de visitantes del futuro: hablamos de plena Edad Media en Asia Central, en un entorno de culturas nómadas con una técnica sorprendentemente avanzada.El famoso “calzado moderno” no eran zapatillas, sino botas de fieltro de lana.
Estaban decoradas con un patrón de rayas rojas y negras que, visto con ojos actuales, recuerda mucho a un diseño deportivo.
Pero en realidad es puro trabajo artesanal, con bordados muy elaborados.Y aquí viene lo importante: no era una persona cualquiera.
El nivel de detalle en su ropa, junto con los objetos encontrados en la tumba, apunta a que tenía un estatus elevado o habilidades muy especializadas, probablemente como artesana o costurera.La conservación del cuerpo fue excepcional.
Estaba a más de 2.800 metros de altura, en una zona de frío extremo, lo que permitió que tejidos, colores y materiales llegaran hasta hoy en un estado increíble.
Esto es clave, porque normalmente lo primero que se pierde en arqueología es precisamente la ropa.El hallazgo fue estudiado por expertos del Museo Khovd y se considera uno de los más importantes de Asia Central en los últimos años, no solo por el estado de conservación, sino por la cantidad de información que aporta.
Y es que no apareció sola.
En la tumba se encontraron 51 objetos que ayudan a reconstruir su vida con bastante detalle:Había un equipo de costura completo, con agujas de hierro y herramientas, lo que refuerza la idea de que dominaba ese oficio.
También se hallaron restos de animales sacrificados: una yegua de entre 4 y 8 años y el cráneo de un carnero.
Este tipo de ritual era habitual, ya que se creía que el difunto necesitaría transporte y compañía en el más allá.Su vestimenta era llamativa: cuatro vestidos de seda, pantalones y un abrigo, además de las ya famosas botas.
Los colores se conservaron gracias al frío, algo bastante raro.Entre los objetos personales había un bolso bordado —descrito como especialmente elaborado—, un espejo, un peine, un cuchillo y varios jarrones de arcilla.
También apareció equipo ecuestre: una silla de montar con estribos, una brida y hasta un abrevadero de madera.
Todo encaja con una cultura donde el caballo era esencial para la vida diaria.Sobre su muerte, los estudios revelaron un fuerte golpe en el cráneo.
Todo apunta a un final violento, aunque no se sabe exactamente en qué circunstancias.
Aun así, el cuidado del enterramiento indica que fue alguien respetado.Hay un detalle que suele pasar desapercibido: este tipo de hallazgos desmonta bastante bien la idea de que el diseño complejo o la “moda” son cosas modernas.
Estas comunidades ya trabajaban con patrones, colores y técnicas muy refinadas hace más de mil años.Así que no, no eran unas Adidas.
Pero sí una prueba bastante clara de que la sofisticación no empezó ayer.▣▣▣▣▣▣▣▣▣▣▣▣▣▣▣▣▣▣
#historia #arqueologia #mongolia #altai #curiosidades #historiareal #culturanómada #edadmedia
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Buddhist idol, gilded copper alloy, Tibet or Mongolia, 17th century AD
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North Korea’s new own-brand phone is sleek, colourful – and possibly watching you https://www.byteseu.com/1994498/ #arirang #China #Conflicts #InternationalTelecommunicationsUnion #Jindallae #MartynWilliams #Mongolia #Moscow #NorthKorea #Phurunhanal #Pyongyang #Russia #SouthKorea #Switzerland #Ukraine
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The rewilding of Chernobyl shows nature’s resilience
CHERNOBYL, Ukraine (AP) — On contaminated land that is too dangerous for human life, the world’s wildest horses…
#NewsBeep #News #Headlines #Animals #APTopNews #AsiaPacific #Climate #Climateandenvironment #Generalnews #Horses #Mongolia #Russia-Ukrainewar #Science #Ukraine #Warandunrest #World #Worldnews #Zoology
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Byzantine troops confront a Mongol rider of the Golden Horde, 14th century AD (Angus McBride)
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#InTheNews on the en.wikipedia front page:
🐧 The #emperor #penguin (pictured) is added to the endangered species category by the #IUCN due to the effects of climate change.
🚀 #NASA's #Artemis II lands in the Pacific Ocean, completing its crewed #lunar flyby mission.
🏀 In #NCAA Division I #basketball, the #Michigan #Wolverines win the men's championship & the #UCLA #Bruins win the women's championship
🇲🇳 In #Mongolia, Nyam-Osoryn Uchral is sworn in as prime minister. -
#InTheNews on the en.wikipedia front page:
🐧 The #emperor #penguin (pictured) is added to the endangered species category by the #IUCN due to the effects of climate change.
🚀 #NASA's #Artemis II lands in the Pacific Ocean, completing its crewed #lunar flyby mission.
🏀 In #NCAA Division I #basketball, the #Michigan #Wolverines win the men's championship & the #UCLA #Bruins win the women's championship
🇲🇳 In #Mongolia, Nyam-Osoryn Uchral is sworn in as prime minister. -
#InTheNews on the en.wikipedia front page:
🐧 The #emperor #penguin (pictured) is added to the endangered species category by the #IUCN due to the effects of climate change.
🚀 #NASA's #Artemis II lands in the Pacific Ocean, completing its crewed #lunar flyby mission.
🏀 In #NCAA Division I #basketball, the #Michigan #Wolverines win the men's championship & the #UCLA #Bruins win the women's championship
🇲🇳 In #Mongolia, Nyam-Osoryn Uchral is sworn in as prime minister. -
#InTheNews on the en.wikipedia front page:
🐧 The #emperor #penguin (pictured) is added to the endangered species category by the #IUCN due to the effects of climate change.
🚀 #NASA's #Artemis II lands in the Pacific Ocean, completing its crewed #lunar flyby mission.
🏀 In #NCAA Division I #basketball, the #Michigan #Wolverines win the men's championship & the #UCLA #Bruins win the women's championship
🇲🇳 In #Mongolia, Nyam-Osoryn Uchral is sworn in as prime minister. -
#InTheNews on the en.wikipedia front page:
🐧 The #emperor #penguin (pictured) is added to the endangered species category by the #IUCN due to the effects of climate change.
🚀 #NASA's #Artemis II lands in the Pacific Ocean, completing its crewed #lunar flyby mission.
🏀 In #NCAA Division I #basketball, the #Michigan #Wolverines win the men's championship & the #UCLA #Bruins win the women's championship
🇲🇳 In #Mongolia, Nyam-Osoryn Uchral is sworn in as prime minister. -
Eagle Hunters over the Endless Altai by Antoni Figueras
https://tmblr.co/Z7VXvxj8YRG_ua00
#antonifigueras #mongolia #altai #eagle #hunter #rider #mountains #nature #landscape #travelphotography #adventure #flickr #thingsdavidlikes
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Shadows of the Gobi by Antoni Figueras
https://tmblr.co/Z7VXvxj5nvy3SW00
#antonifigueras #mongolia #gobi #desert #shadows #sunset #dunes #camels #sand #caravan #landscape #flickr #thingsdavidlikes
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SIGUE ⬇️
▪️La Yassa: el código que sostenía el imperio
El sistema legal asociado a su gobierno, conocido como la Yassa, no se presentaba como un texto público, sino como un conjunto de normas transmitidas de forma restringida dentro del entorno de poder.Su objetivo era claro: establecer orden, disciplina y cohesión en una sociedad diversa y en expansión.
Incluía medidas estrictas sobre la lealtad, donde el abandono en combate podía implicar consecuencias severas para unidades completas.
También regulaba la hospitalidad, obligando a asistir a viajeros, y castigaba el robo con dureza, especialmente en un contexto donde los recursos eran vitales para la supervivencia.Contenía normas de higiene y comportamiento vinculadas tanto a creencias espirituales como a la organización social, junto con principios que reducían privilegios hereditarios y promovían la movilidad basada en el mérito.
Asimismo, reconocía ciertos derechos y protecciones dentro de la estructura interna, incluyendo medidas destinadas a evitar conflictos entre grupos y estabilizar relaciones dentro del imperio.
Se decía que el sistema era tan estricto que la corrupción y el robo eran extremadamente raros, no tanto por ausencia de oportunidad, sino por el alto costo de infringir las normas.
En conjunto, la figura de Genghis Khan sigue siendo compleja: un líder capaz de organizar uno de los imperios más extensos de la historia, al tiempo que responsable de campañas de enorme destrucción.
Su legado no encaja en una sola categoría, y precisamente por eso continúa siendo objeto de debate.▣▣▣▣▣▣▣▣▣▣▣▣▣▣▣▣▣▣
#historia #mongolia #genghiskhan #imperiomongol #edadmedia
𝘓𝘢 𝘱𝘦𝘭𝘪́𝘤𝘶𝘭𝘢 𝘮𝘢𝘴 𝘳𝘦𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘰𝘤𝘪𝘥𝘢 𝘤𝘰𝘯 𝘦𝘴𝘢 𝘵𝘦𝘮𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘤𝘢 𝘦𝘹𝘢𝘤𝘵𝘢 𝘦𝘴 𝘔𝘰𝘯𝘨𝘰𝘭 (𝘵𝘢𝘮𝘣𝘪𝘦́𝘯 𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘰𝘤𝘪𝘥𝘢 𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘰 𝘔𝘰𝘯𝘨𝘰𝘭: 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘙𝘪𝘴𝘦 𝘰𝘧 𝘎𝘦𝘯𝘨𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘒𝘩𝘢𝘯).
▪️𝘛𝘪́𝘵𝘶𝘭𝘰: 𝘔𝘰𝘯𝘨𝘰𝘭.
▪️𝘈𝘯̃𝘰: 2007.
▪️𝘋𝘪𝘳𝘦𝘤𝘤𝘪𝘰́𝘯: 𝘚𝘦𝘳𝘨𝘦𝘪 𝘉𝘰𝘥𝘳𝘰𝘷.
▪️𝘙𝘦𝘱𝘢𝘳𝘵𝘰 (𝘈𝘤𝘵𝘰𝘳𝘦𝘴 𝘱𝘳𝘪𝘯𝘤𝘪𝘱𝘢𝘭𝘦𝘴):
𝘛𝘢𝘥𝘢𝘯𝘰𝘣𝘶 𝘈𝘴𝘢𝘯𝘰 𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘰 𝘛𝘦𝘮𝘶𝘫𝘪𝘯 (𝘎𝘦𝘯𝘨𝘪𝘴 𝘒𝘢𝘯).
𝘚𝘶𝘯 𝘏𝘰𝘯𝘨𝘭𝘦𝘪 𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘰 𝘑𝘢𝘮𝘶𝘬𝘩𝘢.
𝘒𝘩𝘶𝘭𝘢𝘯 𝘊𝘩𝘶𝘭𝘶𝘶𝘯 𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘰 𝘉ö𝘳𝘵𝘦.
𝘈𝘮𝘢𝘥𝘶 𝘔𝘢𝘮𝘢𝘥𝘢𝘬𝘰𝘷 𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘰 𝘛𝘢𝘳𝘨𝘶𝘵𝘢𝘪.𝘌𝘴𝘵𝘢 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘥𝘶𝘤𝘤𝘪𝘰́𝘯 𝘦𝘴 𝘶𝘯𝘢 𝘦𝘱𝘰𝘱𝘦𝘺𝘢 𝘩𝘪𝘴𝘵𝘰́𝘳𝘪𝘤𝘢 𝘲𝘶𝘦 𝘯𝘢𝘳𝘳𝘢 𝘭𝘰𝘴 𝘱𝘳𝘪𝘮𝘦𝘳𝘰𝘴 𝘢𝘯̃𝘰𝘴 𝘥𝘦 𝘷𝘪𝘥𝘢 𝘥𝘦 𝘛𝘦𝘮𝘶𝘫𝘪𝘯, 𝘥𝘦𝘴𝘥𝘦 𝘴𝘶 𝘪𝘯𝘧𝘢𝘯𝘤𝘪𝘢 𝘺 𝘦𝘴𝘤𝘭𝘢𝘷𝘪𝘵𝘶𝘥 𝘩𝘢𝘴𝘵𝘢 𝘴𝘶 𝘢𝘴𝘤𝘦𝘯𝘴𝘰 𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘰 𝘦𝘭 𝘨𝘳𝘢𝘯 𝘶𝘯𝘪𝘧𝘪𝘤𝘢𝘥𝘰𝘳 𝘥𝘦 𝘭𝘢𝘴 𝘵𝘳𝘪𝘣𝘶𝘴 𝘮𝘰𝘯𝘨𝘰𝘭𝘢𝘴.
𝘍𝘶𝘦 𝘭𝘢 𝘱𝘳𝘪𝘮𝘦𝘳𝘢 𝘱𝘦𝘭𝘪́𝘤𝘶𝘭𝘢 𝘥𝘦 𝘒𝘢𝘻𝘢𝘫𝘪𝘴𝘵𝘢𝘯 𝘦𝘯 𝘴𝘦𝘳 𝘯𝘰𝘮𝘪𝘯𝘢𝘥𝘢 𝘢𝘭 𝘖𝘴𝘤𝘢𝘳 𝘢 𝘭𝘢 𝘔𝘦𝘫𝘰𝘳 𝘗𝘦𝘭𝘪́𝘤𝘶𝘭𝘢 𝘌𝘹𝘵𝘳𝘢𝘯𝘫𝘦𝘳𝘢. -
Reconstruction of a Xiongnu chieftain's attire, Mongolia, 1st century AD
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Painting of Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia, 19th century AD
https://piefed.social/c/traditional_art/p/1888966/painting-of-ulaanbaatar-mongolia-19th-century-ad
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Painting of Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia, 19th century AD
https://piefed.social/c/historygallery/p/1888965/painting-of-ulaanbaatar-mongolia-19th-century-ad
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Painting of Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia, 19th century AD
https://piefed.social/c/historyart/p/1888964/painting-of-ulaanbaatar-mongolia-19th-century-ad
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Ornate axe-head, Tibet or Mongolia, 13th-16th century AD
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Of all the staggering beauty on Earth, Antarctica’s the only place that left me truly speechless across my journeys Traversing this alien landscape…that familiar overwhelming sense of awe returned From earth to sky - slices of the raw, untouched beauty of my month in #Mongolia #photography #pano
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Of all the staggering beauty on Earth, Antarctica’s the only place that left me truly speechless across my journeys Traversing this alien landscape…that familiar overwhelming sense of awe returned From earth to sky - slices of the raw, untouched beauty of my month in #Mongolia #photography #pano
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#CentralAsia’s #fruit and #nut #forests: the real Garden of Eden?
Birthplaces of some of the world’s most beloved snacks
by Monica Evans
17 December 2020"Millions of years ago, in the temperate montane forests of a little-known region in Central Asia, some of the world’s best-loved fruit and nut trees began to grow. #Apples, #apricots, #cherries, #plums, #grapes, #figs, #peaches, #pomegranates, #pears, #almonds, #pistachios and #walnuts all originated in the hills and valleys of the #TianShan mountain range, which stretches from #Uzbekistan in the west to #China and #Mongolia in the east.
"The area is volcanic and geologically tumultuous, but fertile – scientists have hypothesized that in a place prone to frequent eruptions, earthquakes and landslides, shorter-lived tree species that could disperse their seeds widely by making themselves palatable to large mammals had a better shot at survival than long-lived, slow-maturing trees.
"And that tasty survival strategy has served these species well. For residents of the region, the foods represent both security and social currency. 'From the taxi drivers to the ministers to the local people, almost everyone carries some #DriedFruit or #Nuts with them,' says Paola Agostini, a lead natural resources specialist for Europe and Central Asia at the World Bank. 'It’s like this safety net, and it’s also a lovely gift: something to share with others that is always appreciated.'
"Central Asian marketplaces offer a cornucopia of colors, flavors, textures and varieties – many more than those most of us are accustomed to finding in our local supermarket’s produce aisle. 'I was always astonished that people in the region could so easily tell which country a particular dried apricot came from,' says Agostini. 'Their knowledge of these products is just so deep.'
"Procuring and sharing these energy-dense treats is an ancient practice in the area. Fruit and nuts were major commodities on the Silk Road, an ancient network of trade routes that tracked through the heart of Central Asia, linking Europe, the Middle East and Asia, from the first century BC through to the mid-1400s. Over centuries of trade and travel – and lots of munching by humans, camels and horses along the way – prized fruit and nut species spread their seeds wider and wider, and new hybrid varieties were created, many of which are now supermarket and home-orchard staples, cultivated enthusiastically in temperate regions across the globe.
"Narratives of plant domestication often tend to overstate the role of humans, but newer science suggests that 'evolution in parallel' with the plants we love is often a more accurate way of framing this process. 'It’s very unlikely that when somebody took an apple from #Kazakhstan and carried it across an entire continent, they were thinking that they could cross it with another variety and end up with something better,' says #RobertSpengler, a paleo-ethnobotanist at the Max Planck Institute in Jena, Germany. 'They were more likely just carrying the seeds to plant somewhere else. And in doing so, they inadvertently set off a chain reaction of hybridization events.'
"According to Spengler’s research into the origins of apples, humans were not the first mammals to participate in that process of dispersal and co-evolution, either. In the late #Miocene, which spanned the period from 11.63 to 5.33 million years ago, large mammals such as #mammoths and #horses played critical roles in dispersing apple seeds and facilitating their evolutionary process into the large, sweet, flavor-rich fruits we enjoy today."
#SolarPunkSunday #Ethnobotany #PlantHistory #SaveTheForests #SaveTheTrees #FruitTrees #NutTrees
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#CentralAsia’s #fruit and #nut #forests: the real Garden of Eden?
Birthplaces of some of the world’s most beloved snacks
by Monica Evans
17 December 2020"Millions of years ago, in the temperate montane forests of a little-known region in Central Asia, some of the world’s best-loved fruit and nut trees began to grow. #Apples, #apricots, #cherries, #plums, #grapes, #figs, #peaches, #pomegranates, #pears, #almonds, #pistachios and #walnuts all originated in the hills and valleys of the #TianShan mountain range, which stretches from #Uzbekistan in the west to #China and #Mongolia in the east.
"The area is volcanic and geologically tumultuous, but fertile – scientists have hypothesized that in a place prone to frequent eruptions, earthquakes and landslides, shorter-lived tree species that could disperse their seeds widely by making themselves palatable to large mammals had a better shot at survival than long-lived, slow-maturing trees.
"And that tasty survival strategy has served these species well. For residents of the region, the foods represent both security and social currency. 'From the taxi drivers to the ministers to the local people, almost everyone carries some #DriedFruit or #Nuts with them,' says Paola Agostini, a lead natural resources specialist for Europe and Central Asia at the World Bank. 'It’s like this safety net, and it’s also a lovely gift: something to share with others that is always appreciated.'
"Central Asian marketplaces offer a cornucopia of colors, flavors, textures and varieties – many more than those most of us are accustomed to finding in our local supermarket’s produce aisle. 'I was always astonished that people in the region could so easily tell which country a particular dried apricot came from,' says Agostini. 'Their knowledge of these products is just so deep.'
"Procuring and sharing these energy-dense treats is an ancient practice in the area. Fruit and nuts were major commodities on the Silk Road, an ancient network of trade routes that tracked through the heart of Central Asia, linking Europe, the Middle East and Asia, from the first century BC through to the mid-1400s. Over centuries of trade and travel – and lots of munching by humans, camels and horses along the way – prized fruit and nut species spread their seeds wider and wider, and new hybrid varieties were created, many of which are now supermarket and home-orchard staples, cultivated enthusiastically in temperate regions across the globe.
"Narratives of plant domestication often tend to overstate the role of humans, but newer science suggests that 'evolution in parallel' with the plants we love is often a more accurate way of framing this process. 'It’s very unlikely that when somebody took an apple from #Kazakhstan and carried it across an entire continent, they were thinking that they could cross it with another variety and end up with something better,' says #RobertSpengler, a paleo-ethnobotanist at the Max Planck Institute in Jena, Germany. 'They were more likely just carrying the seeds to plant somewhere else. And in doing so, they inadvertently set off a chain reaction of hybridization events.'
"According to Spengler’s research into the origins of apples, humans were not the first mammals to participate in that process of dispersal and co-evolution, either. In the late #Miocene, which spanned the period from 11.63 to 5.33 million years ago, large mammals such as #mammoths and #horses played critical roles in dispersing apple seeds and facilitating their evolutionary process into the large, sweet, flavor-rich fruits we enjoy today."
#SolarPunkSunday #Ethnobotany #PlantHistory #SaveTheForests #SaveTheTrees #FruitTrees #NutTrees
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#CentralAsia’s #fruit and #nut #forests: the real Garden of Eden?
Birthplaces of some of the world’s most beloved snacks
by Monica Evans
17 December 2020"Millions of years ago, in the temperate montane forests of a little-known region in Central Asia, some of the world’s best-loved fruit and nut trees began to grow. #Apples, #apricots, #cherries, #plums, #grapes, #figs, #peaches, #pomegranates, #pears, #almonds, #pistachios and #walnuts all originated in the hills and valleys of the #TianShan mountain range, which stretches from #Uzbekistan in the west to #China and #Mongolia in the east.
"The area is volcanic and geologically tumultuous, but fertile – scientists have hypothesized that in a place prone to frequent eruptions, earthquakes and landslides, shorter-lived tree species that could disperse their seeds widely by making themselves palatable to large mammals had a better shot at survival than long-lived, slow-maturing trees.
"And that tasty survival strategy has served these species well. For residents of the region, the foods represent both security and social currency. 'From the taxi drivers to the ministers to the local people, almost everyone carries some #DriedFruit or #Nuts with them,' says Paola Agostini, a lead natural resources specialist for Europe and Central Asia at the World Bank. 'It’s like this safety net, and it’s also a lovely gift: something to share with others that is always appreciated.'
"Central Asian marketplaces offer a cornucopia of colors, flavors, textures and varieties – many more than those most of us are accustomed to finding in our local supermarket’s produce aisle. 'I was always astonished that people in the region could so easily tell which country a particular dried apricot came from,' says Agostini. 'Their knowledge of these products is just so deep.'
"Procuring and sharing these energy-dense treats is an ancient practice in the area. Fruit and nuts were major commodities on the Silk Road, an ancient network of trade routes that tracked through the heart of Central Asia, linking Europe, the Middle East and Asia, from the first century BC through to the mid-1400s. Over centuries of trade and travel – and lots of munching by humans, camels and horses along the way – prized fruit and nut species spread their seeds wider and wider, and new hybrid varieties were created, many of which are now supermarket and home-orchard staples, cultivated enthusiastically in temperate regions across the globe.
"Narratives of plant domestication often tend to overstate the role of humans, but newer science suggests that 'evolution in parallel' with the plants we love is often a more accurate way of framing this process. 'It’s very unlikely that when somebody took an apple from #Kazakhstan and carried it across an entire continent, they were thinking that they could cross it with another variety and end up with something better,' says #RobertSpengler, a paleo-ethnobotanist at the Max Planck Institute in Jena, Germany. 'They were more likely just carrying the seeds to plant somewhere else. And in doing so, they inadvertently set off a chain reaction of hybridization events.'
"According to Spengler’s research into the origins of apples, humans were not the first mammals to participate in that process of dispersal and co-evolution, either. In the late #Miocene, which spanned the period from 11.63 to 5.33 million years ago, large mammals such as #mammoths and #horses played critical roles in dispersing apple seeds and facilitating their evolutionary process into the large, sweet, flavor-rich fruits we enjoy today."
#SolarPunkSunday #Ethnobotany #PlantHistory #SaveTheForests #SaveTheTrees #FruitTrees #NutTrees
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#CentralAsia’s #fruit and #nut #forests: the real Garden of Eden?
Birthplaces of some of the world’s most beloved snacks
by Monica Evans
17 December 2020"Millions of years ago, in the temperate montane forests of a little-known region in Central Asia, some of the world’s best-loved fruit and nut trees began to grow. #Apples, #apricots, #cherries, #plums, #grapes, #figs, #peaches, #pomegranates, #pears, #almonds, #pistachios and #walnuts all originated in the hills and valleys of the #TianShan mountain range, which stretches from #Uzbekistan in the west to #China and #Mongolia in the east.
"The area is volcanic and geologically tumultuous, but fertile – scientists have hypothesized that in a place prone to frequent eruptions, earthquakes and landslides, shorter-lived tree species that could disperse their seeds widely by making themselves palatable to large mammals had a better shot at survival than long-lived, slow-maturing trees.
"And that tasty survival strategy has served these species well. For residents of the region, the foods represent both security and social currency. 'From the taxi drivers to the ministers to the local people, almost everyone carries some #DriedFruit or #Nuts with them,' says Paola Agostini, a lead natural resources specialist for Europe and Central Asia at the World Bank. 'It’s like this safety net, and it’s also a lovely gift: something to share with others that is always appreciated.'
"Central Asian marketplaces offer a cornucopia of colors, flavors, textures and varieties – many more than those most of us are accustomed to finding in our local supermarket’s produce aisle. 'I was always astonished that people in the region could so easily tell which country a particular dried apricot came from,' says Agostini. 'Their knowledge of these products is just so deep.'
"Procuring and sharing these energy-dense treats is an ancient practice in the area. Fruit and nuts were major commodities on the Silk Road, an ancient network of trade routes that tracked through the heart of Central Asia, linking Europe, the Middle East and Asia, from the first century BC through to the mid-1400s. Over centuries of trade and travel – and lots of munching by humans, camels and horses along the way – prized fruit and nut species spread their seeds wider and wider, and new hybrid varieties were created, many of which are now supermarket and home-orchard staples, cultivated enthusiastically in temperate regions across the globe.
"Narratives of plant domestication often tend to overstate the role of humans, but newer science suggests that 'evolution in parallel' with the plants we love is often a more accurate way of framing this process. 'It’s very unlikely that when somebody took an apple from #Kazakhstan and carried it across an entire continent, they were thinking that they could cross it with another variety and end up with something better,' says #RobertSpengler, a paleo-ethnobotanist at the Max Planck Institute in Jena, Germany. 'They were more likely just carrying the seeds to plant somewhere else. And in doing so, they inadvertently set off a chain reaction of hybridization events.'
"According to Spengler’s research into the origins of apples, humans were not the first mammals to participate in that process of dispersal and co-evolution, either. In the late #Miocene, which spanned the period from 11.63 to 5.33 million years ago, large mammals such as #mammoths and #horses played critical roles in dispersing apple seeds and facilitating their evolutionary process into the large, sweet, flavor-rich fruits we enjoy today."
#SolarPunkSunday #Ethnobotany #PlantHistory #SaveTheForests #SaveTheTrees #FruitTrees #NutTrees
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#CentralAsia’s #fruit and #nut #forests: the real Garden of Eden?
Birthplaces of some of the world’s most beloved snacks
by Monica Evans
17 December 2020"Millions of years ago, in the temperate montane forests of a little-known region in Central Asia, some of the world’s best-loved fruit and nut trees began to grow. #Apples, #apricots, #cherries, #plums, #grapes, #figs, #peaches, #pomegranates, #pears, #almonds, #pistachios and #walnuts all originated in the hills and valleys of the #TianShan mountain range, which stretches from #Uzbekistan in the west to #China and #Mongolia in the east.
"The area is volcanic and geologically tumultuous, but fertile – scientists have hypothesized that in a place prone to frequent eruptions, earthquakes and landslides, shorter-lived tree species that could disperse their seeds widely by making themselves palatable to large mammals had a better shot at survival than long-lived, slow-maturing trees.
"And that tasty survival strategy has served these species well. For residents of the region, the foods represent both security and social currency. 'From the taxi drivers to the ministers to the local people, almost everyone carries some #DriedFruit or #Nuts with them,' says Paola Agostini, a lead natural resources specialist for Europe and Central Asia at the World Bank. 'It’s like this safety net, and it’s also a lovely gift: something to share with others that is always appreciated.'
"Central Asian marketplaces offer a cornucopia of colors, flavors, textures and varieties – many more than those most of us are accustomed to finding in our local supermarket’s produce aisle. 'I was always astonished that people in the region could so easily tell which country a particular dried apricot came from,' says Agostini. 'Their knowledge of these products is just so deep.'
"Procuring and sharing these energy-dense treats is an ancient practice in the area. Fruit and nuts were major commodities on the Silk Road, an ancient network of trade routes that tracked through the heart of Central Asia, linking Europe, the Middle East and Asia, from the first century BC through to the mid-1400s. Over centuries of trade and travel – and lots of munching by humans, camels and horses along the way – prized fruit and nut species spread their seeds wider and wider, and new hybrid varieties were created, many of which are now supermarket and home-orchard staples, cultivated enthusiastically in temperate regions across the globe.
"Narratives of plant domestication often tend to overstate the role of humans, but newer science suggests that 'evolution in parallel' with the plants we love is often a more accurate way of framing this process. 'It’s very unlikely that when somebody took an apple from #Kazakhstan and carried it across an entire continent, they were thinking that they could cross it with another variety and end up with something better,' says #RobertSpengler, a paleo-ethnobotanist at the Max Planck Institute in Jena, Germany. 'They were more likely just carrying the seeds to plant somewhere else. And in doing so, they inadvertently set off a chain reaction of hybridization events.'
"According to Spengler’s research into the origins of apples, humans were not the first mammals to participate in that process of dispersal and co-evolution, either. In the late #Miocene, which spanned the period from 11.63 to 5.33 million years ago, large mammals such as #mammoths and #horses played critical roles in dispersing apple seeds and facilitating their evolutionary process into the large, sweet, flavor-rich fruits we enjoy today."
#SolarPunkSunday #Ethnobotany #PlantHistory #SaveTheForests #SaveTheTrees #FruitTrees #NutTrees
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Nel mare d’erba un cavaliere solitario. La statua inossidabile del supremo simbolo della Mongolia
https://www.jacoporanieri.com/blog/?p=43465#statue #creazioni #costruzioni #attrazioni #mongolia #khan #musei #turismo #viaggi #genghis #sovrani #storia #complessi #visite #steppe #acciaio #patriottismo #identità #cultura #società #dal mondo #paesi #asia #arte #scultura
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#China's National #Center for #Technology #Innovation in #Dairy (#NCTID) convened its third #annual #conference on September 27–28, 2025, in #Hohhot, the capital of Inner #Mongolia. The #event brought together #experts and #stakeholders to discuss advancements in dairy technology and innovation, reinforcing the center’s role in China’s #agricultural and #economic #development strategies. https://cnbusinessforum.com/chinas-national-dairy-innovation-center-advances-sector-at-inner-mongolia-conference/
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#China's National #Center for #Technology #Innovation in #Dairy (#NCTID) convened its third #annual #conference on September 27–28, 2025, in #Hohhot, the capital of Inner #Mongolia. The #event brought together #experts and #stakeholders to discuss advancements in dairy technology and innovation, reinforcing the center’s role in China’s #agricultural and #economic #development strategies. https://cnbusinessforum.com/chinas-national-dairy-innovation-center-advances-sector-at-inner-mongolia-conference/
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#China's National #Center for #Technology #Innovation in #Dairy (#NCTID) convened its third #annual #conference on September 27–28, 2025, in #Hohhot, the capital of Inner #Mongolia. The #event brought together #experts and #stakeholders to discuss advancements in dairy technology and innovation, reinforcing the center’s role in China’s #agricultural and #economic #development strategies. https://cnbusinessforum.com/chinas-national-dairy-innovation-center-advances-sector-at-inner-mongolia-conference/
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Servicetag für The Big 1. Eine Schraube der Kofferhalterung hat sich irgendwo losegerüttelt und der alte Luftfilter hatte mehr Sand und Staub im inneren, als in der Wüste Gobi vorhanden ist. Nachher noch ein Ölwechsel und ab unter den Dampfstrahler, dann können die nächsten Kilometer kommen... 🏍️
#roadtomongolia2025 #ulaanbaatar #mongolia #motorrad #motorcycle #bmw #bmwgs #bmw1150gs #bmwmotorrad #bmwpower #motorcycletraveler #motorradreisen #motorradtour #motorradliebe❤️
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Servicetag für The Big 1. Eine Schraube der Kofferhalterung hat sich irgendwo losegerüttelt und der alte Luftfilter hatte mehr Sand und Staub im inneren, als in der Wüste Gobi vorhanden ist. Nachher noch ein Ölwechsel und ab unter den Dampfstrahler, dann können die nächsten Kilometer kommen... 🏍️
#roadtomongolia2025 #ulaanbaatar #mongolia #motorrad #motorcycle #bmw #bmwgs #bmw1150gs #bmwmotorrad #bmwpower #motorcycletraveler #motorradreisen #motorradtour #motorradliebe❤️
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Servicetag für The Big 1. Eine Schraube der Kofferhalterung hat sich irgendwo losegerüttelt und der alte Luftfilter hatte mehr Sand und Staub im inneren, als in der Wüste Gobi vorhanden ist. Nachher noch ein Ölwechsel und ab unter den Dampfstrahler, dann können die nächsten Kilometer kommen... 🏍️
#roadtomongolia2025 #ulaanbaatar #mongolia #motorrad #motorcycle #bmw #bmwgs #bmw1150gs #bmwmotorrad #bmwpower #motorcycletraveler #motorradreisen #motorradtour #motorradliebe❤️
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Highly 💯 recommended read: A recap of Northeast Asia’s unresolved conflicts of the past, now rearing their ugly head
This would be a great intro *before* any North Asian 101, with some cheeky entertaining bits as well... 🤓
“For starters, we can blame the Manchurians for invading China, the Uighurs, Mongolia, Tibet and Taiwan, calling it the Qing Dynasty and moving their emperor to Beijing, which was more centrally located and had a better nightlife.” 😁
“[Kuomintang] eventually succeeded, and established the Republic of China (ROC). Once in power, they changed their minds and claimed that “China” meant the entirety of the Qing Empire, which makes about as much sense as the Turks claiming the entirety of the Ottoman Empire.” 🔥
#Taiwan #KMT #china #CCP #Qing #Mongolia #Tibet #EastTurkestan #xinjiang #Manchuria #Korea #Japan
https://federated.press/@donovan_smith/113676435319095993
https://www.taipeitimes.com/News/feat/archives/2024/12/19/2003828741
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Highly 💯 recommended read: A recap of Northeast Asia’s unresolved conflicts of the past, now rearing their ugly head
This would be a great intro *before* any North Asian 101, with some cheeky entertaining bits as well... 🤓
“For starters, we can blame the Manchurians for invading China, the Uighurs, Mongolia, Tibet and Taiwan, calling it the Qing Dynasty and moving their emperor to Beijing, which was more centrally located and had a better nightlife.” 😁
“[Kuomintang] eventually succeeded, and established the Republic of China (ROC). Once in power, they changed their minds and claimed that “China” meant the entirety of the Qing Empire, which makes about as much sense as the Turks claiming the entirety of the Ottoman Empire.” 🔥
#Taiwan #KMT #china #CCP #Qing #Mongolia #Tibet #EastTurkestan #xinjiang #Manchuria #Korea #Japan
https://federated.press/@donovan_smith/113676435319095993
https://www.taipeitimes.com/News/feat/archives/2024/12/19/2003828741
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Highly 💯 recommended read: A recap of Northeast Asia’s unresolved conflicts of the past, now rearing their ugly head
This would be a great intro *before* any North Asian 101, with some cheeky entertaining bits as well... 🤓
“For starters, we can blame the Manchurians for invading China, the Uighurs, Mongolia, Tibet and Taiwan, calling it the Qing Dynasty and moving their emperor to Beijing, which was more centrally located and had a better nightlife.” 😁
“[Kuomintang] eventually succeeded, and established the Republic of China (ROC). Once in power, they changed their minds and claimed that “China” meant the entirety of the Qing Empire, which makes about as much sense as the Turks claiming the entirety of the Ottoman Empire.” 🔥
#Taiwan #KMT #china #CCP #Qing #Mongolia #Tibet #EastTurkestan #xinjiang #Manchuria #Korea #Japan
https://federated.press/@donovan_smith/113676435319095993
https://www.taipeitimes.com/News/feat/archives/2024/12/19/2003828741
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Highly 💯 recommended read: A recap of Northeast Asia’s unresolved conflicts of the past, now rearing their ugly head
This would be a great intro *before* any North Asian 101, with some cheeky entertaining bits as well... 🤓
“For starters, we can blame the Manchurians for invading China, the Uighurs, Mongolia, Tibet and Taiwan, calling it the Qing Dynasty and moving their emperor to Beijing, which was more centrally located and had a better nightlife.” 😁
“[Kuomintang] eventually succeeded, and established the Republic of China (ROC). Once in power, they changed their minds and claimed that “China” meant the entirety of the Qing Empire, which makes about as much sense as the Turks claiming the entirety of the Ottoman Empire.” 🔥
#Taiwan #KMT #china #CCP #Qing #Mongolia #Tibet #EastTurkestan #xinjiang #Manchuria #Korea #Japan
https://federated.press/@donovan_smith/113676435319095993
https://www.taipeitimes.com/News/feat/archives/2024/12/19/2003828741
