Folk use of marmots in Mongolia

Abstract

Marmots are traditionally hunted for various valuable products Marmots found at archaeological excavations reveal that people have used them for a long time. We used interviews and questionnaires to record aboriginal use of marmots in medicine and cookery from local residents during an expedition to study tarbagan populations in Mongolia in 2007.

Keywords:

• marmots
• tarbagan
• traditional
• medical practice
• cookery
• aboriginal experience