Australian archaeologists have announced that they managed to identify the Horde, that is the main winter rate of Genghis Khan (1162-1227), was, where, presumably, the great conqueror rested and planned their military campaigns.
a study published in the journal Archaeological Research in Asia. It was hosted jointly by archaeologists from the Australian national University and the Academy of Sciences of Mongolia. They studied the remains of people and animals that were previously found joint Mongolian-Japanese team in the framework of the project “the New century”.
it is believed that in the breaks between the campaigns of Genghis Khan was resting in his winter camp, the Horde, where both had planned future campaigns. The location of this camp was not accurately known. Now researchers say they found him in the place of the Enemy in Eastern Mongolia.
it was Probably the base camp of Genghis Khan, his command post, from which Mongol leader began their campaigns. A team of archaeologists led by Dr Jack Fenner selected archaeological samples and conducted their radiocarbon Dating.
It showed that the Enemy in the life of Genghis Khan there was a settlement, and it continued to exist after his death. Scientists believe that this camp after Genghis Khan took his son ogodei.
“Our research confirms that the Enemy could be the Horde of Genghis Khan, his base rate, says Dr. Fenner. We found here evidence of religious and ceremonial rituals, such as those observed on the territory of the yuan Empire in China. She was part of the southern expansion of the Mongol Empire”.
the Scientists also conducted chemical analysis of the remains of people and animals. It has helped identify their diet. It turned out that people with high status ate exactly the same as ordinary people. The basis of their diet was meat, although they had access to a variety of products, including ate millet.
It casts doubt on one of the theories explaining the reasons for the invasion of Genghis Khan in the earth’s southern neighbors. Some researchers suggest that the main motive was the desire to capture the millet – supposedly the staple food of the Mongols. But a new study shows that conquerors who ate mostly meat, hardly to such an extent were interested in this product, to go to war with the neighbors.
Historians say that Genghis Khan was, at least, four of the Horde. Written sources indicate that the Enemy was the main camp in the spring and winter. Therefore, new research in any case is important. It provides the first archaeological evidence to confirm the findings of earlier historians.
