Teeth from a 2100-year-old burial pit in Mongolia tell a tale of soldiers far from home

Research led by Jilin University, China, is providing bioarchaeological evidence on a mass grave at the Bayanbulag site in Mongolia containing the remains of soldiers from the Han-Xiongnu War. Genetic, isotopic, and tooth analyses indicate that the individuals were not local to Mongolia but originated from North China. Research led by Jilin University, China, is providing bioarchaeological evidence on a mass grave at the Bayanbulag site in Mongolia containing the remains of soldiers from the Han-Xiongnu War. Genetic, isotopic, and tooth analyses indicate that the individuals were not local to Mongolia but originated from North China. Archaeology Phys.org – latest science and technology news stories