Frozen in a Swamp, Fearsome Ancient Warrior’s Hidden Tomb Is Revealed
January 19, 2018
by Robby Berman
The Uyuk River Valley in the Russian republic of Tuva has been known to archeologists for some time as the site of ancient princely tombs belonging to fearsome and tattooed horse-riding nomadic troublemakers referred to by historians as the Scythians. The area is known as the “Siberian Valley of Kings,†and in it are a group of burial structures, or “kurgans,†built on river terraces. Archeologists have named them Arzhan 1-5, and Chinge-Tei 1. Now there’s Tunnug 1, lying frozen and buried in a swamp along the Uyuk River. It’s the earliest Scythian kurgan ever found, and may also be the most undisturbed, thanks to being so well-hidden in this already-remote region, and through preservation from permafrost. Bern University archaeologist Gino Caspari recently published Tunnug 1’s discovery in Archaeological Research in Asia.
http://bigthink.com/robby-berman/frozen-in-a-swamp-fearsome-ancient-warriors-hidden-tomb-is-revealed
