Xiongnu earrings from the TUH [Tamirin ulaan hushuu] cemetery, Mongolia

Tomb 9 at the Xiongnu cemetery Tamir 1 site in Mongolia was discovered in 2005 by archaeological expedition of the Silkroad Foundation of Saratoga, California, U.S.A. and the Mongolian National University, Ulaanbataar. The tomb was robbed twice before, only a gold earring (photo below), a turquoise jewelry setting, three cast glass beads, fragments of a … Continue reading Xiongnu earrings from the TUH [Tamirin ulaan hushuu] cemetery, Mongolia