Archaeological Dig Sheds New Light on the Other Great Wall of China

In practice, everyone heard about the Great Wall of China, but the iconic monument is not the only huge border in Northeast Asia.

An international team of researchers surveyed a MWS wall system, and a very unknown and unknown network of walls, attachments, trenches throughout China, Mongolia and Russia. Specifically, the researchers investigated the 252 miles (405 km) department in Mongolia, called the Mongolian Sagittarius, and conducted a pits in one of its packages. Instead of the thick stone wall, archaeologists have discovered a shallow trench, indicating that the barrier did not serve defensive purposes.

“We have sought to determine the use of the Mongolian box and arch,” said Gideon Sheilac Lavi, an archaeologist at the Hebrew University of Al -Quds, in a statement for several times. “What is its function? Was it a military system in the first place designed to defend against the invading armies, or was it aimed at controlling the external areas of the empire through the management of border crossings, the treatment of civil turmoil, and the prevention of small raids?”

Various strains worked on MWS, which has an area of ​​2,485 miles (4000 km), such as the Jin dynasty (1115 to 1234 m), whose empires included northern modern China and areas in the inner Asia. While the box was made of thick stone walls, archaeologists found that the wall itself was actually a shallow trench along a pile of ground.

Certainly the trench could not defend the Ghazi army – but it may have helped direct people towards the gates and worked as a symbol of the power of the Jin dynasty and controlling the area. The forts that were built along this barrier have allowed soldiers or guards to monitor who was coming and going. In other words, the researchers suggest that those in power used the Mongolian Arch to control the movement of civilians, animals and commodities instead of defending the border.

Under the leadership of Chilsh Lavi, archaeologists also discovered metal coins from the Song Dynasty (960 to 1279 AD), iron artifacts, and a hot stone platform that could have been used as a stove and a bed. Moreover, “a major investment in the walls of the garrison, as well as in the structures inside it, indicates an occupation throughout the year,” explained by Sheilash Lafi. He and his colleagues detailed their work in a study published today in the Magazine of Ancient Ages. More specifically, this indicates that the strains that built MWS are largely civilian infrastructure that can symbolize its strength and the empowerment of trade as well.

Moving forward, future research may shed light on people who have walked along these cold borders hundreds of years ago. “The analysis of the samples taken from this site will help us understand the resources used by the people stationed in the garrison, their diet, and their way of life.”