2,000-year-old Jewelry and Mirror from Enigmatic Kangyu Culture Found
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<p paraeid="{3ab91d6c-2e2c-47a3-80fa-8e151a1064f9}{193}" paraid="247679745"><span data-contrast="auto" xml:lang="EN-US">Archaeologists </span>in Kazakhstan have unearthed significant historical artifacts from three burial mounds in the Tolebaitobe cemetery, Turkestan region. Among these finds is a remarkable bronze mirror from the Han dynasty, shedding light on the little known of Kangyu state and its connections with powerful empires of the time.? </p>
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<p paraeid="{3ab91d6c-2e2c-47a3-80fa-8e151a1064f9}{213}" paraid="311163066"><span data-contrast="auto" xml:lang="EN-US">The excavation of the </span>Tolebaitobe cemetery in Karaaspanskogo rural district, of the Turkestan region of southern Kazakhstan revealed three burial mounds, which have provided a treasure trove of artifacts. The find has been reported in <a href="
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