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Identification of kinship and occupant status in Mongolian noble burials of the Yuan Dynasty through a multidisciplinary approach.
Philosophical transactions of the Royal Society of London. Series B, Biological sciences - 19 Jan 2015
Cui Yinqiu, Song Li, Wei Dong, Pang Yuhong, Wang Ning, Ning Chao, Li Chunmei, Feng Binxiao, Tang Wentao, Li Hongjie, Ren Yashan, Zhang Chunchang, Huang Yanyi, Hu Yaowu, Zhou Hui
Abstract excerpt
The Yuan Dynasty (AD 1271-1368) was the first dynasty in Chinese history where a minority ethnic group (Mongols) ruled. Few cemeteries containing Mongolian nobles have been found owing to their tradition of keeping burial grounds secret and their lack of historical records. Archaeological excavations at the Shuzhuanglou site in the Hebei province of China led to the discovery of 13 skeletons in six separate...
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