Mysteries of Asian empire unearthed

Scientists investigating two cemeteries in Mongolia have uncovered new information about a mysterious ancient civilization called the Xiongnu empire. Xiongnu was a nomadic empire, which means its people traveled around rather than staying in one place. From about 200 BCE to 100 CE, they controlled an area called the eastern Eurasian steppe, which includes modern-day Mongolia and parts of Russia and China. The Xiongnu were fierce warriors who often invaded parts of China. Not much else is known about the empire because no records written by them have been found. The only known accounts were written by their enemies, which makes them unreliable. The team of researchers studied DNA (a chemical that carries information about how a living thing develops) in 17 skeletons buried thousands of years ago in Xiongnu…

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