BREAKING NEWS: Archaeologists Discover Genghis Khan’s Tomb

Workers have discovered an ancient tomb near the Onon River in Mongolia’s Khentii province, which scientists reveal is a 13th-century Mongol royal tomb of Genghis Khan.

Forensic experts and archaeologists were called to the site, which was revealed to be a 13th-century Mongolian royal tomb that scientists believe was that of Genghis Khan.

The team of scientists affiliated with Peking University has concluded that the numerous ʙuʀιᴇᴅ skeletons found at the top of the structure were likely the slaves who built it and were later entrusted with keeping the site’s secret.

The remains of twelve horses were also found at the site, probably to accompany the Great Khan in death.

A total of 68 ʙuʀιᴇᴅ skeletons were found together, almost directly on top of a rather crude stone structure.

The contents of the tomb were scattered and badly deteriorated, presumably due to the fact that the site was located beneath the riverbed for hundreds of years until the course of the Onon River changed in the 18th century. The ʀᴇмᴀιɴs of a tall man and sixteen female skeletons were identified among hundreds of gold and silver artifacts and thousands of coins.

The women were presumably wives and concubines of the leader, who were to accompany the warlord into the afterlife. The amount of treasure and the number of animals and people found immediately led archaeologists to consider that the site was indeed the burial site of a truly powerful Mongol warlord.

After conducting an extensive set of tests and analysis, they were able to confirm that the tomb belonged to a man between 60 and 75 years old, who lived between 1215 and 1235 AD. The age, date, location and opulence of the site all seem to confirm that the tomb does indeed belong to Genghis Khan.

The simple rock dome discovered by archaeologists probably lay beneath the Onon River for centuries.

The undisputed historical importance of Genghis Khan makes this new discovery one of the most important in the history of archaeology. Born Temüjin (meaning “of iron”), he was the founder and ֍ʀᴇᴀтκнᴀɴ (emperor) of the Mongol Empire, which became the largest contiguous empire in history after his demise.

He is known for uniting the tribes of Mongolia and merging them into one before launching a series of military campaigns across China, Central Asia, the Middle East, and even Eastern Europe.

He conquered over 31 million square kilometers of land during his lifetime. His legacy has taken many forms besides his conquest and can still be found today, making him one of the most influential men in human history.

He connected East and West by creating the Silk Road, a trade route that would become and remain for centuries the main commercial and cultural transmission network in Eurasia, opening up long-distance political and economic interactions between civilizations.

Genghis Khan also has an incredible number of descendants, as some genetic studies have shown that he could be the direct ancestor of 1 in every 200 humans alive today. In Mongolia alone, as many as 200,000 of the country’s 2 million people could be descendants of Genghis Khan.