Discovered the 15th - 16th century remains of archers in the Altai Republic landfill

A series of archaeological relics including specific weapons newly discovered in a landfill in the Altai Republic are evaluated in connection with a certain hero and archer character hundreds of years ago.

Two locals in the Altai Republic accidentally found in the landfill, near the village of Kokorya the skeleton of an adult man, located in a coffin made of birch bark.

In addition, a series of iron arrows, bows, intricate decorative items, tree roots and silk ribbons were also discovered.

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According to carbon isotope analysis of artifacts and relics left at the excavation site, the results show that this character can be a warrior, famous for his archery skills, can live around 13th to 15th centuries, can imagine this character as legendary hero Robin Hood in England.

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Scientific experts said that this archer could receive the love of the ancient inhabitants so they organized a thoughtful, complete burial service for this archer, like preparing everything for him when Enter another world. Including many artifacts, bows, arrows . were buried by ancient inhabitants.

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Dr. Nikita Konstantinov, Head of the Museum of the State University of Gorno-Altaisk said: " At this time we have unearthed a birch wooden coffin, two pieces of decorative bone, arrows and leather saddles. , the ribbon, the silk . and the bones of this archer were shrouded in a carefully woven bandage " . Many experts believe that this archer may be Mongolian .

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Archaeologists hope to be licensed by the local government to bring this character coffin to the Museum to conduct an examination, to study the character in more detail. As well as promising to discover many other relics on this landfill that we have not yet discovered.

The excavation time at this landfill has expired from November 1, 2016. And archaeologists are continuing to wait for permission. At the same time, winter is coming, scientists are also planning to preserve the archaeological sites excavated at the landfill.

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Altai was an area that the Mongols first conquered in the 12th century. The area remained under Mongol rule until the 14th and 15th centuries.