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Mongolia Institute

Locality: Canberra, Australian Capital Territory

Address: H. C. Coombs Building, The Australian National University 0200 Canberra, ACT, Australia

Website: http://mongoliainstitute.cap.anu.edu.au

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17.01.2022 The ANU Mongolia Institute will be hosting a viewing and Q and A of the documentary 'Echoes of the Empire: Beyond Genghis Khan'. https://mongoliainstitute.anu.edu.au//echoes-empire-beyond

15.01.2022 Natasha Fijn’s multispecies anthropological research based in Mongolia is featured on the More than Human Worlds website and this months newsletter.

11.01.2022 The next ANU Mongolia Institute Seminar will be on the special date and time of Tuesday, 4 May, starting at 1:00 PM (Canberra time). We will be joining the ANU course "The Mongol Empire in World History" for a presentation by ANU doctoral student Tim McInerney about the genetic impact of the Mongol Empire and other steppe empires. Tim gave an interesting presentation on this topic to the Institute a couple years ago, and we are looking forward to finding out the latest resea...rch. Please register to join us via the Eventbrite link below. ANU Mongolia Institute Seminar Series Mr. Tim McInerney Doctoral Student, ANU John Curtin School of Medical Research Genetic Legacies of the Mongols and the Steppe Tuesday, 4 May 2021 1:00 PM (Canberra time) Register via Eventbrite: https://www.eventbrite.com.au/e/anu-mongolia-institute-semi Abstract: History is recorded in the words and artefacts left behind by our predecessors. From these histories we can glimpse into the worlds of the past, how people lived, the events that transpired, what people thought. However, the history of humankind is also etched in the DNA the basic building blocks of life. DNA is a pervasive yet mutable record that is not subject to the biases of historians; the differences in patterns of human genetic diversity through space and time can be analysed and interpreted as falsifiable evidence to corroborate the historical record. This talk will cover the genetic evidence and legacies of the Mongol and other steppe empires, and bust widespread myths. Does genetic evidence corroborate the widespread death and destruction that accompanied the Mongol invasions as described by Persian, Arab, and Chinese chroniclers? Do 1 in 200 men in the world really descend from Chinggis Khan? Where does genetic evidence conflict with historical accounts where does genetic evidence conflict with other genetic evidence? Are interpretations of genetics evidence of historical events subject to the same biases as the written record? All these questions will discussed in light of the pursuit of historical accuracy and the ability of the life science and social sciences to form a synthesis that may help explain major human events that have shaped the world we live in.

10.01.2022 The Australian National University in collaboration with the National University of Mongolia is offering an online Mongolian language minor degree. The courses include online materials as well as 90-minute real time face-to-face meetings every week. The course is open to anyone across the globe who are interested in learning Mongolian, enrol via the Open Universities Australia (https://www.open.edu.au/). This year, the course is commencing from the 23rd of February. The Mongolian beginners course will be running at 5pm on Tuesdays (Sydney EST), and the intermediate course at 5pm on Thursdays. Here is the course description for the beginners course: https://programsandcourses.anu.edu.au/2019/course/MNGL1002