Central Asia, Nomadic and Silk Road Lands Studies
You can do a degree at bachelor or masters levels through the Institute of ITJDS.
Central Asia is a land of genetic extremes with very high and very low genetic diversities. The severe bottlenecks found in several of the populations show that this phenomenon is not limited to the high-altitude populations in which it was first reported by Perez-Lezaun et al. but is more widespread in the area and may have an explanation in the small population size of several of the groups, enhanced by the patrilocal social structure of many of the nomadic populations. With such extensive variation between populations, a wider survey is needed to provide a comprehensive view of Y-chromosomal variation in the whole area. Nevertheless, since large regions of the world are sparsely populated, Central Asia may provide a better paradigm for understanding their genetic structure than the dense populations of Europe. Source
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Do your own 1. doctoral or 2. masters program research journeys on the Jews of Central Asia at the Institute of ITJDS? You can come for a 1. personal or 2. academic research trip. We have trained local guides to help you. You can travel from the capital city Ulaanbaatar to anywhere in Mongolia. Do so in a relaxing way?
Central Asia, for a long time little known to people beyond these regions and people and connected by parts of the Silk Road network. This is a relatively new area of academics for people residing outside this region. At the Institute you explore these oft misunderstood realms of Central Asia at various levels of academic engagement and personal pursuit. Do so right here in Ulaanbaatar in person. Taught and supervised online study programs also available for those outside Mongolia.
Ancient genomic time transect from the Central Asian Steppe unravels the history of the Scythians More…
A preliminary research on the burials of the Mongol Khanate period and Yuan Dynasty in northern area
Center for Eurasian and Central Asian Studies (CECAS)
The Central Eurasia Initiative
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