Editing Khanty (section)

=== Economy and livelihood ===
The Khantys' traditional occupations were fishery, taiga hunting and reindeer herding. They lived as trappers, thus gathering was of major importance.<ref name=":0">{{Cite book|last=Forsyth|first=James|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=nzhq85nPrdsC|title=A History of the Peoples of Siberia: Russia's North Asian Colony 1581-1990|publisher=Cambridge University Press|year=1994|isbn=978-0-521-47771-0|pages=11–12|language=en}}</ref>

During the winter, the Khanty lived in stationary huts made out of dirt and branches at permanent villages. During the spring, the Khanty moved towards hunting and fishing grounds, where they constructed temporary rectangular-shaped shelters out of birch-bark and poles.<ref name=":0" />

Weapons utilized by the Khanty were advanced for the period and included longbows, arrows, spears, and the use of iron helmets and chain mail.<ref name=":0" />