Archaeological Sites in Mongolia

Museum in Mongolia (2)

Kharakhorum Museum

Kharakhorum Museum

The Kharakhorum Museum in Kharkhorin, Mongolia, was built with Japanese government funding beginning in 2007 and opened in 2011. It houses 3,128 artifacts spanning from the Upper…

Museum · 1500+ AD
Khushuu Tsaidam Museum

Khushuu Tsaidam Museum

A museum in Khashaat, Arkhangai Province, Mongolia, dedicated to the 8th-century Orkhon inscriptions of the Gokturk Empire. Built in 2008 with Turkish Cooperation and Coordination…

Museum · 1500+ AD

Rock art in Mongolia (2)

Khoit Tsenkher Cave Rock Art

Khoit Tsenkher Cave Rock Art

Paleolithic cave paintings dating to 20,000-15,000 years ago in Mankhan Sum, Khovd Province, Mongolia. The cave's largest chamber is approximately 15 m high, with painted images…

Rock art · < 4500 BC
Tsagaan Salaa Rock Paintings

Tsagaan Salaa Rock Paintings

The Tsagaan Salaa rock paintings comprise one of the largest rock art complexes in North and Central Asia, located in western Mongolia's Altai Tavan Bogd National Park. Spanning…

Rock art · < 4500 BC

City/town/settlement in Mongolia (1)

Bars-Hot

Bars-Hot

Bars-Hot (Kherlen Bars) was a fortified city built by the Khitan people during the Liao dynasty (10th-11th century) in the Kherlen River basin, Dornod Province, eastern Mongolia.…

City/town/settlement · 1 - 500 AD

Megalithic stones in Mongolia (1)

Uushigiin River Deer Stones

Uushigiin Uver is one of Mongolia's most significant deer stone complexes, located 18 km west of Murun in Khuvsgul province. The site preserves 30 Bronze Age megaliths dating from…

Megalithic stones · 1500 - 500 BC

Necropolis/tombs complex in Mongolia (1)

Noin-Ula Burial Site

Noin-Ula Burial Site

The Noin-Ula burial site contains over 200 large burial mounds dating from the 1st century BCE to the 1st century CE. Located by the Selenga River in the hills of northern…

Necropolis/tombs complex · 500 BC - 1 AD

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