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Prince of Monaco to visit Mongolia in August to view archeological project PDF Print E-mail
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Friday, 30 May 2008 11:21

 

Albert II, Prince of Monaco, will visit Mongolia in August to view an archeological project Monaco is assisting in. 

Scholars from Monaco, representing the University of Toulouse of France and the European Archeological Center, have joined experts from the Archeological Institute of the Mongolian Academy of Sciences to examine archeological sites in Arkhangai aimag's Ikhtamir soum.  

Discoveries in the area have included objects dating from the Bronze and Iron Ages. 

The explorations have uncovered tombs, ancient mounds, standing stones with depictions of deer and wall paintings.

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