Medieval mummies of Zeleny Yar burial ground in the Arctic Zone of Western Siberia.

• Published in: PLOS ONE
• Main Authors: Sergey Mikhailovich Slepchenko, Alexander Vasilyevich Gusev, Evgenia Olegovna Svyatova, Jong Ha Hong, Chang Seok Oh, Do Seon Lim, Dong Hoon Shin
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2019
• Subjects: Medicine; R; Science; Q; Arctic; Yar; permafrost; Siberia
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0210718; https://doaj.org/article/aeff364bd6f14be3886d220c5f3bbad5

Notwithstanding the pioneering achievements of studies on arctic mummies in Siberia, there are insufficient data for any comprehensive understanding of the bio-cultural details of medieval people living in the region. In the Western Siberian arctic, permafrost mummies have been found in 12th to 13th...