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GOBI DESERT.
VI LIFE & DEATH
GOBI DESERT. Chapter VI

I THOUGHT THAT TIME WAS LONG DEAD. BUT NO, I'M WRONG AGAIN. TIME EXISTS, BUT IT NEVER BEGINS AND NEVER ENDS.

Christian
Gottet
I THOUGHT THAT TIME WAS LONG DEAD. BUT NO, I'M WRONG AGAIN. TIME EXISTS, BUT IT NEVER BEGINS AND NEVER ENDS.
TIME IS NOTHING MORE THAN A PHANTOM.
Long ago, the weather was a friend to people. But we abandoned her and chose time as our companion.

TIME IS NOTHING MORE THAN A PHANTOM.

Long ago, the weather was a friend to people. But we abandoned her and chose time as our companion.
A FEAR OF TIME CAN BE A SIGN OF A POOR CONSCIENCE.
The mystery of the resurrection.

There is no resurrection because there is simply no death—in principle.

A FEAR OF TIME CAN BE A SIGN OF A POOR CONSCIENCE.

The mystery of the resurrection.

There is no resurrection because there is simply no death—in principle.
Death is the fear of the thought of death.

Death is a nightmare that roams in the lake of doubt in our faith.

Every question is like a drop of acid rain,
Attacking our persuasion and our faith.

And the heart of the desert...
Death is the fear of the thought of death.

Death is a nightmare that roams in the lake of doubt in our faith.

Every question is like a drop of acid rain,
Attacking our persuasion and our faith.

And the heart of the desert...
This struggle is so noble and so beautiful, so beautiful, so beautiful that a thousand deaths do not draw my eyes to the distant horizon and I hear the blow of the wind, and I hear the whistle of Genghis Khan.
This struggle is so noble and so beautiful, so beautiful, so beautiful that a thousand deaths do not draw my eyes to the distant horizon and I hear the blow of the wind, and I hear the whistle of Genghis Khan.
Mongols believe that, after death, a person is reborn as a member of the opposite sex.
They try to create burial places away from the roads and paths of nomads, so that the deceased can rest in peace.
A local legend tells of a deadly Mongolian worm that lives in the sands of the Gobi and kills livestock and people from a distance, either with poison or by electric shock.
Mongols believe that, after death, a person is reborn as a member of the opposite sex.
They try to create burial places away from the roads and paths of nomads, so that the deceased can rest in peace.
A local legend tells of a deadly Mongolian worm that lives in the sands of the Gobi and kills livestock and people from a distance, either with poison or by electric shock.
IN CENTRAL AND NORTHERN MONGOLIA, THERE ARE NUMEROUS KURGANS—DIVERSE IN THEIR DESIGN, AND CHRONOLOGICAL AND CULTURAL ASSOCIATIONS. THE SHEER NUMBER OF THESE SITES IS AMAZING—THOSE FROM BYGONE ERAS, OUTNUMBER THE LIVING. CENTRAL ASIA IS THE KINGDOM OF THE DEAD, THE LAND OF THE PAST.
Dmitry
Baranov
This mound—square in shape with huge cornerstones—is thought to date back to the Bronze Age (first millennium BC) and has one or more burial sites.
This mound—square in shape with huge cornerstones—is thought to date back to the Bronze Age (first millennium BC) and has one or more burial sites.
Khirgisuurs are mounds with a fence, laid out in the form of a circle of small stones, and can be found alone or in a group, usually on slopes or foothills. They may have been used as burial sites or not. Mounds which had additional sites added later are found often. During excavations, artifacts from the first millennium BC are revealed, as well as objects from our time.
Khirgisuurs are mounds with a fence, laid out in the form of a circle of small stones, and can be found alone or in a group, usually on slopes or foothills. They may have been used as burial sites or not. Mounds which had additional sites added later are found often. During excavations, artifacts from the first millennium BC are revealed, as well as objects from our time.
DEATH IS VISIBLE EVERYWHERE. NEAR ANY GIVEN OVOO, ONE CAN BE SURE OF FINDING THE SKULLS OF MOUNTAIN GOATS OR DOMESTIC SHEEP, ALL THROUGH THE DESERT (AND IN THE VILLAGES) GOAT, SHEEP, AND HORSE BONES WHITEN. CAMEL CARCASSES MUMMIFY IN THE DRY AIR.
DEATH IS VISIBLE EVERYWHERE. NEAR ANY GIVEN OVOO, ONE CAN BE SURE OF FINDING THE SKULLS OF MOUNTAIN GOATS OR DOMESTIC SHEEP, ALL THROUGH THE DESERT (AND IN THE VILLAGES) GOAT, SHEEP, AND HORSE BONES WHITEN. CAMEL CARCASSES MUMMIFY IN THE DRY AIR.
ANY FAMILY WITH SEVERAL HUNDRED HEAD OF LIVESTOCK IS INVOLVED IN THIS CYCLE OF LIFE AND DEATH. MONGOLIAN CHILDREN PARTICIPATE IN SLAUGHTERING A RAM AND CUTTING ITS CARCASS. ALMOST EVERY WEEK, SOMETHING OR SOMEONE IS BORN OR DIES—OFTEN IN PLAIN SIGHT. DEATH, HERE, IS PART OF LIFE.
ANY FAMILY WITH SEVERAL HUNDRED HEAD OF LIVESTOCK IS INVOLVED IN THIS CYCLE OF LIFE AND DEATH. MONGOLIAN CHILDREN PARTICIPATE IN SLAUGHTERING A RAM AND CUTTING ITS CARCASS. ALMOST EVERY WEEK, SOMETHING OR SOMEONE IS BORN OR DIES—OFTEN IN PLAIN SIGHT. DEATH, HERE, IS PART OF LIFE.
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