Ancient Turkic monument complex discovered in Mongolia

Ancient Turkic monument complex discovered in Mongolia



A square monument complex comprising of 14 pillars inscribed with Turkic runic inscriptions has
been discovered on the steppe at the archaeological site of Dongoin shiree in eastern Mongolia.

CREDIT : OSAKA UNIVERSITY AND INSTITUTE OF HISTORY AND ARCHAEOLOGY,
MONGOLIAN ACADEMY OF SCIENCE

A SQUARE MONUMENT COMPLEX COMPRISING OF 14 PILLARS INSCRIBED WITH TURKIC RUNIC INSCRIPTIONS HAS BEEN DISCOVERED ON THE STEPPE AT THE ARCHAEOLOGICAL SITE OF DONGOIN SHIREE IN EASTERN MONGOLIA.

The discovery was made during a joint excavation by Osaka University and the Institute of History and Archaeology of the Mongolian Academy of Sciences on a three-year research project.

It was previously believed that inscriptions were only on the steppes in the western region of Ulan Bator, however the discovery has now shed light on relationships and the tribal balances of power in eastern Mongolia in the Middle Ages.

The monument itself is of a square configuration comprising of 14 stone pillars, surrounding a sarcophagus within the centre of a raised mound.

More:
https://www.heritagedaily.com/2017/12/ancient-turkic-monument-complex-discovered-mongolia/117876