2024-08-14 11:10:32
An international team of scientists has discovered a burial site of pre-Mongol nobility during excavations of an ancient border fortress in Mongolia. As reported by Day.Az, the results of the study were published in the journal Archaeological Research in Asia.
Researchers have discovered a wooden tomb containing the body of a woman buried between 1158 and 1214 CE within the walls of the Khar Nuur fortress. Funerary items including gold earrings, a silver bowl, a bronze vessel and other artifacts were also found, indicating that the deceased belonged to the elite of the time.
To determine the exact date of the burial, the researchers used radiocarbon dating, which also showed that the woman was between 40 and 60 years old. Archaeologists also studied the composition of the materials from which the artifacts found were made, which allowed them to determine their origin.
The findings indicate active contacts between the region and other cultures. In particular, silk was found, which was probably produced in southern China, and wood (birch, mulberry and/or larch), the local analogues of which grew at a distance of 150-300 kilometers. This indicates the presence of an extensive network of trade links covering large territories.
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