Shamans in Siberia: Archaeological Legacies of Spirit-World MediatorsArchaeological research across Siberia—from Yakut mummies to Iron Age cemeteries—reveals how shamans shaped belief systems and cultural resilience for millennia.shamanismSiberiaYakut mummiesIron Age cemeteries
A Shaman’s Bones and an Empire’s Shadow: What Yakut DNA Reveals About SurvivalGenetic evidence from an 18th-century Yakut woman reframes shamanism as an act of cultural endurance under Russian colonial pressure.Yakutshamanismancient DNASiberia
