1,300-year-old Turkic monument in Mongolian steppes unearthed by archaeologists
Site consists of sarcophagus surrounded by a square of 14 large stone pillars.
By Aristos Georgiou
December 21, 2017 18:00 GMT
Archaeologists have discovered a unique set of ruins, estimated to date from the eighth century, in the steppes of eastern Mongolia.
The site consists of a sarcophagus surrounded by a square of 14 large, stone pillars covered in Turkic runic inscriptions. The pillars are some of the largest found in Mongolia.
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