Dovdoyn Bayar ( May 11, 1946 , Ulan Bator - November 10, 2010 ) - Mongolian archaeologist, historian, member of the German Archaeological Institute. Also known as a boxer, silver medalist at the Asian Boxing Championships.
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| Scientific field | archeology , history |
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| Academic degree | Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) |
- This name is Mongolian ; "Dovdoyn" is a middle name , not a surname ; this person’s personal name is Bayar.
Biography
Dovdoyn Bayar was born on May 11, 1946 in the city of Ulan Bator . After graduating from secondary school, he studied at the Mongolian State University of Education , where he was a student of such famous Mongolian archaeologists as Namsrain Ser-Odzhav and Dorzhkhandyn Dorzh . Over time, he received a doctorate in philosophy on the topic “Stone Sculptures of Eastern Mongolia” and a doctorate in science, defending a thesis on “Human Statues in Mongolian Territory”. From the first years of his scientific activity, he concentrated on archaeological finds, studied ancient figurines depicting people, conducted research on memorials of the Middle Ages. Bayar organized and led more than 30 large-scale expeditions to the lands of Mongolia, including in collaboration with German, Russian, Japanese, Korean, Turkish and Kazakh scientists. Under the auspices of UNESCO, he conducted a scientific and public expedition with the slogan "Protect the ancient city of Karakorum " [1] .
Bayar wrote eight monographic works, he co-authored in ten books, prepared more than 200 articles on archeology for scientific journals. His works have been translated into many languages and published in many countries, mainly in Eurasia. His main merits are connected with the study of the lifestyle of medieval Mongol nomads, he, among other things, proved that the anthropomorphic stone sculptures found in eastern Mongolia dating back to the 13th and 14th centuries are of local origin, are not connected in any way with the Turkic peoples, as previously thought . This discovery led to the emergence of a whole new field in the archeology of Mongolian sculpture. The conducted studies helped to better understand the lifestyle and culture of people of that period, the information received is actively used in modern Mongolian art, including literature, painting, theater and cinema [2] [3] .
Throughout his life, Dovdoyn Bayar remained a big fan of boxing and quite successfully entered the ring of the largest international tournaments. In the 1970s, he was a member of the national team of Mongolia, in 1971 he won a silver medal at the Asian Championships in Tehran , having managed to reach the finals in the first middle weight category. At various times he was a boxing coach, judge, referee in the ring, wrote the book “Boxing in Mongolia”.
Notes
- ↑ Mitglied des Deutschen Archäologischen Instituts . Archived on May 19, 2013.
- ↑ Gedenkstätten und Steinskulpturen der Alttürkischen Zeit . Archived on May 19, 2013.
- ↑ Journal of Inner and East Asian Studies . Archived on May 19, 2013.
Links
- Iconographic and artistic features of the stone statues of medieval Mongols - article by D. Bayar