Mongolian Xiongnu Tomb Reveals 2,000-Year-Old Trade Links to Rome, China, and Korea
Archaeologists have completed the excavation of Tomb 160 at Duurlig Nars in eastern Mongolia, identified as the largest Xiongnu burial site in the country. The 2,000-year-old tomb, dating to the late first or early second century A.D., yielded 413 artifacts, including a glass vessel potentially from the Roman Empire, jade discs linked to China’s Han Dynasty, and silver ornaments resembling Korean styles. The discovery highlights extensive trade networks and cultural exchanges among steppe nomads, Chinese empires, and Korean societies during a period of Xiongnu decline.