Abstract
Despite the academic works of Siberian mummies over the past decades, except for the Pazyryk mummy (Siberian Ice Maiden) in Ukok Plateau, the academic achievements are not well known to the outside world. Nevertheless, the discovery and scientific research of mummies therefrom continue to be performed in the artic or subarctic zones of Siberia. In this chapter, the authors summarize the brief history and recent research updates of Siberian mummies discovered under different geological and environmental conditions in the Russian Federation. This mummy research in Siberia, as in other countries, vividly restores the lives of ancient or medieval people at a place that could not be completely revealed by any historical, archaeological, and ethnographic studies.
Original language | English |
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Title of host publication | The Handbook of Mummy Studies |
Subtitle of host publication | New Frontiers in Scientific and Cultural Perspectives |
Publisher | Springer Nature |
Pages | 1011-1031 |
Number of pages | 21 |
ISBN (Electronic) | 9789811533549 |
ISBN (Print) | 9789811533532 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - 18 Nov 2021 |
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Keywords
- Histology
- Mummy
- Pazyryk
- Preservation
- Siberia
- Ukok plateau
- Zeleny yar