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Earthquakes and Excavations

November 12, 2010by Joanna Dobson Leave a comment

The information presented by archaeologists on the Pazyryk mummies is indeed extremely interesting and the work they have carried out highly professional within their field. However, several questions remain unanswered […]

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Altai People & Culture, Published Articles

Altai New Year : Chagaa Bairam

February 20, 2010by Joanna Dobson Leave a comment

    I have heard it said that the measure of one’s culture is reflected in  ritual for this is the way in which a people communicates with God, the deities  […]

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On Writing About Altai

“It is hard to describe Altai or indeed anything which moves one so deeply in a place that is unaccustomed to words. It is not enough to describe the colours, the light, the people one meets or the landscape. This would be relatively easy. One tries as much to capture that which Altai touches in oneself that one did not know was there, and the wholeness or mystery of Altai which lies in no one thing and can be elucidated by no one field of knowledge.” Joanna

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