Lost Mongol Capital of Karakorum Mapped Properly for the First Time

[: Michael-Robert.]

The ancient Mongol capital of Karakorum founded by Genghis Kahn in the 13th century was lost for centuries. Now it has been fully discovered for the first time through SQUID sensing technology. What it has revealed is a development that exceeded the boundaries of an imperial city, and the settlement stretched across a whole valley!

Lost Mongol Capital of Karakorum Mapped Properly for the First Time

The city of Karakorum, the 13th century capital of the great Mongol empire was established initially as a camp by Genghis Khan in the Orkhon Valley in 1220, and would be developed by his son and successor

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