Fig 1.
Geographical features of Tavan Tolgoi graves.
A: A map of Tavan Tolgoi (top) and the relative geographical locations (bottom) of the graves excavated there. B: Two headless stone statues called Mongol King and Queen are located at the entrance of Tavan Tolgoi.
Fig 2.
Some of the burial artifacts excavated from the Tavan Tolgoi graves.
A-D: MN0105; A-B: a golden ring engraved with a falcon image, C-D: another golden ring engraved with the same falcon image as in A. E-G: MN0125; E: a saddle sheathed in gold dragon-shaped artistic decoration, F: the same golden ornament of boqta as those of the boqtas of Mongol khatuns in the design and shape, G: a golden ornament inside the boqta. H: Jins of MN0124. I: a golden earring of MN0126. J-K: MN0127; J: a golden earring, K: a coffin made of cinnamon.
Table 1.
mtDNA haplogroups of the Tavan Tolgoi bodies.
Table 2.
Y-haplogroups of the male Tavan Tolgoi bodies.
Table 3.
Y-STR allelic profiles of the male Tavan Tolgoi bodies.
Table 4.
A-STR allelic profiles of the Tavan Tolgoi bodies.
Table 5.
Geographic distribution of the modern-day individuals with the same mtDNA haplotypes as those of the Tavan Tolgoi bodies.
Fig 3.
Geographic distribution of modern-day populations with haplogroup R1b-M343.
Each circle represents a population sample; the area of the circle is proportional to the sample size. Black sectors denote the relative frequency of R1b-M343-carrying groups identified in the literature.