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But that wasn’t true. The archaeological evidence’numerous times confirms that

Oct. 14, 2018 by Lena Webb

But that wasn’t true.  The archaeological evidence’numerous times confirms that the vast majority of the kurgans are actually buried in low-level mud pits.  Caspari and his colleagues looked for graves covered in mounds of bone or clay. This is where the archeology of the tombs comes into play.

"In this particular excavation, it was found that it was the first to actually dig pits that had been disturbed by looters," the team wrote in the paper "In order to get more accurate measurements of the extent of the looters' mounds, we used a combination of several methods to find mounds with at least several inches of thick clay or stone." The team also found multiple mounds, including one with two buried in the same area.

Caspari and his colleagues estimated that the entire field of mounds in Xinjiang was covered in mounds of bone or clay, which could have been taken for excavation.  Although the archaeological record is sparse, researchers have found some evidence that human remains were buried in shallow graves, and that some of the burial remains were buried in mounds of stone.

In another study, the researchers found mounds of rock found in a valley in the northern Tibetan state of Sichuan that might have been used for burial purposes.  The researchers then found mounds of a more elaborate type with two buried in the same valley, with a depth of over 2,500 meters (4,700 feet) and a depth of over 4,000 meters (8,500 feet).

The team also found mounds of broken bones, broken bones and fragments of broken glass.  "We found these buried mounds—of which there were many many,’" Caspari said.  The team found a number of other objects in the same area: a mounds of broken glass, broken metal pieces in a field, and an  large body of water from a lake.

Caspari's team also found the mounds of broken glass and broken bone, as well as the broken glass and broken metal pieces found in a field near the site of the burial site.  The team found both broken and broken glass in an area of about 600 meters (1,400 feet) thick. It is unclear whether the researchers found these mounds in the same area, but it is possible that they may have been buried in the same area for an extended period of time.