Description: Portable x-ray fluorescence (pXRF) technology is a valuable tool for archaeologists, art historians, geologists and conservators seeking to nondestructively determine the elemental composition of artifacts and art objects. In archaeology, pXRF is used in the field to establish the provenience of lithic, ceramic, and metal objects; distinguish patterns of exchange and mobility; and characterize […]
Tuesday July 5th, 5:30-7:00 pm American Corner, Natsagdorj Library, Ulaanbaatar Comparing Strategies of Conquest and Control in the Sown, the Steppe, and the Wilderness: Understanding Landscapes and Logistics Like most army planners, military historians tend to focus on conquest. They spend less time thinking about how a conquering society then manages or controls those territories […]
Introduction: Geophysics has become an integral part of archaeological investigations based on the ability of these techniques to non-invasively and rapidly characterise the nature of the subsurface. This short course aims to provide a practical introduction to the common methods used in archaeological geophysics and inspire archaeologists to apply them to their own projects. In […]
Friday, July 1st, 5:30 - 7 pm American Corner Presentation Room, Natsagdorj Library, Ulaanbaatar About CEREMONY CEREMONY is a spiritual journey among shamans in northern Mongolia. The documentary revolves around a specific ceremony in the steppes. Outside we see mists with reindeer emerging, smoke coming from stovepipes through the poles of the Siberian tipis or […]
Thursday June 30th, 6:30-8:00 pm, Blue Sky Hotel, 7th floor patio For many, mathematics and calculations are something to be endured as a student and forgotten once you enter the “real world”. But in reality, mathematics is moving out of the chalky halls or academia and into the realms of predictive modelling, financial analysis, advertising, social […]
Monday June 27th, 6:30-8 pm – Blue Sky Hotel 24th Floor Blue Sky Lounge VIP Our fourth informal event of the summer, this evening’s open discussion will focus on women leaders in Mongolia. This is a collaborative event between the ACMS and the Liberal Women’s Brain Pool and the students of a visiting study abroad […]
Speaker Series: Chisato Fukuda Air quality metrics have become the most pervasive scientific form of air pollution evidence. In Ulaanbaatar, the government has invested in an air quality monitoring network, planted Air Quality Index (AQI) boards along sidewalks, and designed websites to showcase real-time air quality data. Although these initiatives attempt to raise public “awareness”, […]
Speaker Series: Chris Free Lake Hovsgol, Mongolia’s largest freshwater lake and the 19th largest lake in the world by volume, is among the world’s most pristine and unique lakes. Despite its remoteness, protected status, and low human population density, Lake Hovsgol is threatened by the synergistic pressures of climate change, water pollution, overfishing, and development. […]
Scholar's Corner Our second informal event of the summer, this evening's open discussion will focus on on Mongolia's role in Eurasia and in the global community. Scholar's Corner events are informal gatherings where interested individuals can meet, share their research, their interests and make new connections. It is open to students, academics, experts and arm […]
Russian State University for the Humanities Centre for Typological and Semiotic Folklore Studies international conference "The Mongols: Traditional Culture and Modern Times", October 13-15, 2016. The conference is expected to become an integrated workshop for researchers from different countries interested in various aspects of Mongolian culture. The event is aimed to facilitate the exchange of […]
