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The tomb of Genghis Khan has been discovered?!!

Igotadose · 2022-08-25 08:32:56

Perhaps the most exciting archaeological discovery in our lifetimes, if in fact true. I've not seen any other links picking this up though, and the ID is circumstantial, but I would think they could get some DNA to help them out. Still, it indeed might have been hidden under a river that moved (rivers do that) allowing…

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Perhaps the most exciting archaeological discovery in our lifetimes, if in fact true. I've not seen any other links picking this up though, and the ID is circumstantial, but I would think they could get some DNA to help them out.

https://archaeology-world.com/archaeologists-unearth-tomb-of-genghis-khan/
Still, it indeed might have been hidden under a river that moved (rivers do that) allowing this construction to go forward, and there was a lot of stuff buried in it, wealth, slaves, concubines...
In theory, 1 in 200 people alive today are in some way descended from him.

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#2 25-08-2022 9:50am

Alexalphago

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How do they know it was Genghis Khan?

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#3 25-08-2022 10:00am

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Clickbait article. Not one reference to an actual scientist. No scientific evidence apart from guesswork which would make you think that the whole story has been fabricated.

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#4 25-08-2022 10:49am

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From the people who brought you the Nazi gold train?

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