Posted on 12/15/2008 7:22:12 AM PST by SunkenCiv
An ancient female skeleton discovered along the Tuul River, some 55 kilometers outside Ulaanbaatar, may be more remarkable for when she lived rather than who she was. After examining earrings and rings discovered amongst the remains, Kh. Lkhagvasuren, an archaeologist who heads the Mongolian Historical and Cultural Heritage Center, said this week that the woman was likely a contemporary of Chinggis Khaan... While an examination of the skeleton -- specifically the skull and waist -- revealed that it belonged to a teenage female, not much else is known about the young woman's life. The body was buried in a wooden coffin -- thought in some circles to be a common Mongol practice at the time -- and the trinkets found with it suggest the woman was neither wealthy nor powerful in life. While it would be too much to assume the woman had direct contact with Chinggis Khaan himself, it might not be a stretch to imagine that she knew his one-time patron and later rival Ong Khan. Ong Khan, known as Wang Khan in Chinese History, made his fall camp in the area where Lkhagvasuren and his students -- the archaeologist is also President of Chinggis Khaan University -- discovered the young woman's skeleton on a crisp October day.
(Excerpt) Read more at ubpost.mongolnews.mn ...
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Oh, did you know Kerry served in Vietnam? Yep its true, really.
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By: Condor51, 12-15-2008 [BSME, AIA, ABC, BSA, BYOB, EIEIO]
I’ll have to ask for that picture back, it was only lint to me.
“Chakka Khan...Chakka Khan....”
Good one!
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