EXCAVATION OF BAYAN BULAG SITE (SHOUXIANGCHENG FORTRESS OF WESTERN HAN), NOMGON SUM OF SOUTH GOBI AIMAG, MONGOLIA

Abstract

In August and September of 2009 the International Central-Asiatic expedition of St.-Petersburg Museum-Institute- of Roerich Family, the Altai State University and the Ulaan-Baatar State University, headed by A.A.Kovalev and D.Erdenebaatar excavated Bayan-bulag fortified site dated back from Western Han period (about I century B.C.), in the Nomgon sum of South Gobi aimag of Mongolia.