AIA Fieldwork Photo Contest 2020

Entry 10292

Submitted by Jennifer Molchan

Zuunkhangai

Zuunkhanagi, Uvs, Mongolia

Category: Excavation

I was part of the Western Mongolia Archaeological Project excavating a winter campsite that has been revisited for millennia. The pit pictured here is the most highly stratified site found in Mongolia and dates back to circa 2000BC.

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