{"id":19785,"date":"2022-04-04T08:00:00","date_gmt":"2022-04-04T06:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/stage.gstic.org\/?post_type=story&p=19785"},"modified":"2022-05-11T10:09:36","modified_gmt":"2022-05-11T08:09:36","slug":"mongolian-pastoral-society-and-women","status":"publish","type":"story","link":"https:\/\/www.gstic.org\/expert-story\/mongolian-pastoral-society-and-women\/","title":{"rendered":"Mongolian pastoral society and women"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
Petroglyphs from the Late Bronze Age in Inner Asia\/Mongolia (ca. 1400\u2012700 BCE) show that yurts, the traditional round tent dwelling of the Inner Asian nomads, have been in use for more than three thousand years. Mongols, Kirgizs, Kazaks and some South-Siberian ethnicities still use yurts today, demonstrating that they remain as appropriate as they have always been for living close to livestock and frequently being on the move to follow its food sources.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The yurt <\/em>(in Turkic) or ger<\/em> (in Mongolian languages) is also a place where traditional gender roles co-exist in integrated harmony.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Inner Asian nomadic society is based on the harmony of Cultura<\/em> and Natura<\/em>. Their dwellings are, therefore, constructed according to the principle of not wasting natural resources. The architectural structure of the yurt, and its predominant materials of wood and felt, exemplify methods that use and recycle natural resources of Inner Asian environments. The easily-constructed tents offer great flexibility in accordance with the nomadic lifestyles that continue to dominate the region.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The yurt is also the basic unit of social life. The number of generations (two, three or even more) that share these single-volume yurts have changed over time and relate to the social status of its owner. Many of the ancient rules of age and gender-specific distribution of the yurt\u2019s inner space are still followed today.<\/p>\n\n\n\nUsing the principle of sparing natural resources<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
Harmonious coexistence between men and women<\/h2>\n\n\n\n