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Manai, a proud Kazakh hunter from Bayan Ulgii, Western Mongolia. Photo by Stephen Bodio.

In the westernmost corner of Mongolia lies the rugged land of Kazakh people. Living in harsh, barren valleys surrounded by Altai mountains, Kazakhs preserved their centuries old traditions and culture almost intact. Among them is the ancient tradition of hunting with Golden Eagles.

Nomadic chic hairdo Reconstructed by M.Chimeddorj

Best hairdo, Hun style

Punks, rocks, skin heads... over last decades the world has seen all possible shapes and forms of human haircut. What was in fashion among steppe nomads some 2,000 years ago?

Prof. Bayar's research sheds light into the best hairdos of the past.

A Good Hairs week in Mongolia

By Tim Cahill

There were a dozen of us, riding the immense Central Asian grassland on sturdy Mongolian horses. When I glanced back for a view of the glacier and the sacred mountain we just come from I saw two tiny specks inching down the steep, windswept hillside.

The riders were coming toward us at a stiff trot, each man held something in is right hand. I could plainly see the glint of metal. "They carrying?" one of the Americans asked. "Yeah," I said "both of them.

Khushuur, Fried Meat Pie

Many readers asked us for a simple recipe of truly Mongolian dish. Find out how to cook hushuur, fried meat pie, a belowed dish for any Mongol.

Prof. Navaan shows recent findings. The cattle even contains the food remains

Hun Princess Secret

We were really lucky to find the graveyard not plundered," says Prof. Navaan.

"Inside we discovered golden earrings , hair comb, bronze decorations, small semi-precious stones from a necklace and other belongings of the Hun rpincess." .

This horse is more than 2,000 years old

Who were Hunnu?

300 years after the remains of Hunnu tribe were defeated, their descendant named Atilla led his people to the walls of Rome wreaking havoc all over the nations of Europe. Learn more about Hunnu who gave birth to the fierce warrior.

This tangka was made on order of Bogdo Khaan to celebrate the liberation from China in 1911

Unique Tangkas

Very few people knew about the existence of this amazing tangkas or traditional Buddhist silk applications.

Ever since the brutal crackdown of Buddhism religion in 1930s, they were carefully hidden from prying eyes buried in cellars. Only after 70 years Ulaanbaatar city residents saw it for the first time since.