Khitan period finds to be unveiled at National Museum

Ulaanbaatar /MONTSAME/ The Mongolian National Museum is opening tomorrow, April 12, an exhibition called “Culture of Ancient Cities” to unveil the most extraordinary finds belonging to the period of Khitan’s statehood, one of the ancient states that occupied the Mongolian land. About 200 pieces, recovered within the frames of Mongolian-Russian joint “Central Asian Nomadic Cities” project in the Mongolian territory, are to be shown publicly. Some interesting pieces include rare finds discovered in the nobleman’s tomb of Pugu tribe dating from 677 A.D., toothbrush made from bone, porcelain sculpture of a human, potteries, fish bones, oyster shells and planting seeds, as well as the finds excavated from the Zaamar tomb, such as toys made of mud and wood, flag and memorial stone engraved with Chinese letters.