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Reindeer Milking

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Shimiin arkhi or nermel is distilled airag (made from either fermented mare's milk or fermented yak yoghurt). Shimiin arkhi can be consumed hot and is said to cure fatigue. With an alcohol content of up to 20%, it also consumed during celebrations.

Recent News & Publications

Infographic: Dairy Livestock April 16, 2021
Happy Lunar New Year! February 13, 2021
Repost: The World’s Oldest Cheese – Fermentology Mini Seminars Presented by Jessica Hendy January 29, 2021
Publication: A Dynamic 6,000-Year Genetic History of Eurasia’s Eastern Steppe November 13, 2020
Microbes on the Move: Documentary October 16, 2020
Prof. M. Erdene receives award for paper on earliest evidence of dairy pastoralism in Mongolia September 16, 2020
Harvard Magazine reports about Dairy Cultures research: Did Milk Build the Mongol Empire? August 26, 2020
“Microbes on the Move”: Traveling Conference Interviews August 2, 2020

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Max Planck Institute for the Science of Human History
European Research Council
Warinner Group

This project has received funding from the European Research Council (ERC) under the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme (Grant agreement No. 804884).