1,500-Year-Old Mummy Wearing Well Preserved Boots Unwrapped In Mongolia
- 8 years ago
Archaeologists are in the process of unwrapping a mummy estimated to be around 1,500 years old; the team has called it “the first complete Turkik burial found in Central Asia.”
Archaeologists have discovered a mummy estimated to be around 1,500 years old.
The Siberian Times reports that, although the unwrapping process is still underway, researchers believe it is “the first complete Turkik burial found in Central Asia.”
The site was reportedly discovered by local animal herders at an elevation of more than 9,000 feet above sea level.
A researcher with the Khovd Museum which is handling the excavation, has
Archaeologists have discovered a mummy estimated to be around 1,500 years old.
The Siberian Times reports that, although the unwrapping process is still underway, researchers believe it is “the first complete Turkik burial found in Central Asia.”
The site was reportedly discovered by local animal herders at an elevation of more than 9,000 feet above sea level.
A researcher with the Khovd Museum which is handling the excavation, has