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You almost can’t get farther away from New York than Ulaanbaatar.
map of Mongolia
Ulaanbaatar is thousands of miles from New York City, and back then the journey took about three days by plane. Along the way, the team stopped in Tokyo (Japan) and Beijing (China). And that’s just getting to Ulaanbaatar. Ukhaa Tolgod, one of the team’s main destinations in the Gobi Desert, was still two or three days of difficult driving away.
expedition storage
Because the Museum team members return to Mongolia every summer, we built a compound in Ulaanbaatar to store big things such as trucks, equipment, and tools between expeditions.
our guide
In the 1990s, the Museum team worked closely with Mongolian paleontologist Demberelyin Dashzeveg (nicknamed “Dash”) to organize fossil-hunting trips to the desert.
the team
In Ulaanbaatar, the Museum team meets up with the Mongolian team. There are about 25 people in all, including paleontologists, geologists, fossil preparators, doctoral students, drivers, and expert car mechanics.
Credits:
All photos, courtesy of AMNH; Mongolia map, Ed Heck/ AMNH