Rare archaeological finds are on display
A unique exhibition named ‘Rock Tomb Custom’ is on display at the National Museum, unveiling over 90 archaeological findings unearthed from two different rock tombs discovered in western province.
Rare archaeological finds are on display. A unique exhibition named ‘Rock Tomb Custom’ is on display at the National Museum, unveiling over 90 archaeological findings unearthed from two different rock tombs discovered in western Khovd province. The Urd Ulaan Uneet mountain tomb was excavated in 2015 and there were unearthed over 20 valuable archaeological finds such as body remains of a man, 100 cm long animal skin deel, 96.5 cm long badger fur coat, horse skin trousers, pair of boots, bow and 70.5-73 cm long 6 arrows, wooden saddle, knife and 19.1 cm tall wooden vase. Researchers speculate that the tomb dates back to the 4-6th century, era of Nirun state. The second rock tomb referred as Uzuur Gyalan tomb is a main attraction of the 2-month exhibition because of the popular ‘Adidas boots’ unearthed from it. Discovered in 2010 by locals, the rock tomb indeed became a media sensation for the rare archaeological finds it had maintained since the 10th century. Archaeologists discovered 71 objects from the precious tomb including body remains of a woman in her 30s and a horse, 4 deels, 3 trousers, 5 caps, 3 pairs of boots and socks, set of horse tack, 7 cloths and other objects like a broken piece of a mirror, knife, comb, piece of silk and stone. Following the excavation, the finds were brought to Ulaanbaatar for restoration by the specialists of Mongolian Center of Cultural Heritage. The restoration work continued for over a year.
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