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Öndörkhaan| Construction workers employed in road building near the Onon River in the Khentii province of Mongolia, have discovered a mass grave containing the remains of many dozens of human corpses lying upon a large rudimentary stone structure. Forensic experts and archaeologists were called on the site, which was revealed to be a Mongolian royal tomb from the 13th century that the scientists believe to be Genghis Khan’s.
The team of scientists affiliated with the University of Beijing, has concluded that the numerous skeletons buried on top of the structure were most likely the slaves who built it and who were then massacred to keep the secret of the location. The remains of twelve horses were also found on the site, certainly sacrificed to accompany the Great Khan in death.
A total of 68 skeletons were found buried together,
almost directly over the top of a rather crude stone structure
The
content of the tomb was scattered and badly
deteriorated, presumably due to the fact that the site was located
beneath the river bed for hundreds of years, until the course of the
Onon river changed in the 18th century. The remains of a tall male and
sixteen female skeletons were identified among hundreds of gold and
silver artefacts and thousands of coins. The women are presumed to have
been wives and concubines of the leader, who were killed to accompany
the warlord in the afterlife.
The amount of treasure and the number of
sacrificed animals and people, have immediately led the archaeologists
to consider that the site was certainly the burial site of a really
powerful Mongol warlord. After realizing an extensive set of tests and
analysis, they were able to confirm that the body belonged to a man aged
between 60 and 75, who died between 1215 and 1235 AD. Both the age, the
date, the location and the opulence of the site seem to confirm that
the tomb does indeed belong to Genghis Khan.
- See more at: http://worldnewsdailyreport.com/mongolia-archaeologists-unearth-tomb-of-genghis-khan/#sthash.ILWeegjQ.dpufThe content of the tomb was scattered and badly deteriorated, presumably due to the fact that the site was located beneath the river bed for hundreds of years, until the course of the Onon river changed in the 18th century. The remains of a tall male and sixteen female skeletons were identified among hundreds of gold and silver artifacts and thousands of coins. The women are presumed to have been wives and concubines of the leader, who were killed to accompany the warlord in the afterlife.
The amount of treasure and the number of sacrificed animals and people, have immediately led the archaeologists to consider that the site was certainly the burial site of a really powerful Mongol warlord. After realizing an extensive set of tests and analysis, they were able to confirm that the body belonged to a man aged between 60 and 75, who died between 1215 and 1235 AD. Both the age, the date, the location and the opulence of the site seem to confirm that the tomb does indeed belong to Genghis Khan.
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Öndörkhaan| Construction
workers employed in road building near the Onon River in the Khentii
province of Mongolia, have discovered a mass grave containing the
remains of many dozens of human corpses lying upon a large rudimentary
stone structure. Forensic experts and archaeologists were called on the
site, which was revealed to be a Mongolian royal tomb from the
13th century that the scientists believe to be Genghis Khan’s.
The team of scientists affiliated with
the University of Beijing, has concluded that the numerous skeletons
buried on top of the structure were most likely the slaves who built it
and who were then massacred to keep the secret of the location. The
remains of twelve horses were also found on the site, certainly
sacrificed to accompany the Great Khan in death.
- See more at: http://worldnewsdailyreport.com/mongolia-archaeologists-unearth-tomb-of-genghis-khan/#sthash.oj2oC7rO.dpuf
The team of scientists affiliated with
the University of Beijing, has concluded that the numerous skeletons
buried on top of the structure were most likely the slaves who built it
and who were then massacred to keep the secret of the location. The
remains of twelve horses were also found on the site, certainly
sacrificed to accompany the Great Khan in death.
- See more at: http://worldnewsdailyreport.com/mongolia-archaeologists-unearth-tomb-of-genghis-khan/#sthash.oj2oC7rO.dpuf
Öndörkhaan| Construction
workers employed in road building near the Onon River in the Khentii
province of Mongolia, have discovered a mass grave containing the
remains of many dozens of human corpses lying upon a large rudimentary
stone structure. Forensic experts and archaeologists were called on the
site, which was revealed to be a Mongolian royal tomb from the
13th century that the scientists believe to be Genghis Khan’s.
The team of scientists affiliated with
the University of Beijing, has concluded that the numerous skeletons
buried on top of the structure were most likely the slaves who built it
and who were then massacred to keep the secret of the location. The
remains of twelve horses were also found on the site, certainly
sacrificed to accompany the Great Khan in death.
- See more at: http://worldnewsdailyreport.com/mongolia-archaeologists-unearth-tomb-of-genghis-khan/#sthash.oj2oC7rO.dpuf
Öndörkhaan| Construction
workers employed in road building near the Onon River in the Khentii
province of Mongolia, have discovered a mass grave containing the
remains of many dozens of human corpses lying upon a large rudimentary
stone structure. Forensic experts and archaeologists were called on the
site, which was revealed to be a Mongolian royal tomb from the
13th century that the scientists believe to be Genghis Khan’s.
The team of scientists affiliated with
the University of Beijing, has concluded that the numerous skeletons
buried on top of the structure were most likely the slaves who built it
and who were then massacred to keep the secret of the location. The
remains of twelve horses were also found on the site, certainly
sacrificed to accompany the Great Khan in death.
- See more at: http://worldnewsdailyreport.com/mongolia-archaeologists-unearth-tomb-of-genghis-khan/#sthash.oj2oC7rO.dpuf
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