Turkic Monument, Dongoin shiree steppe, Eastern Mongolia

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The ruins of an ancient Turkic monument, dating back to the reign of Bilge Qaghan (716-734 AD) of the Second Turkic Qaghanate, were discovered by a joint excavation team from Osaka University and the Institute of History and Archaeology of the Mongolian Academy of Sciences. This unique site, located in Dongoin shiree, Eastern Mongolia, features 14 large stone pillars inscribed with Turkic Runic characters arranged in a square. The excavation took place over three years from 2015 to 2017, highlighting the historical significance of Turkic peoples in Central Asia.

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Ruins of ancient Turkic monument surrounded by 14 pillars with inscriptions

A joint excavation team from Osaka University and the Institute of History and Archaeology of the Mongolian Academy of Sciences discovered the ruins of a unique monument surrounded by 14 large stone pillars with Turkic Runic inscriptions arranged in a square on the steppe called Dongoin shiree in eastern Mongolia during their three-year (2015 ~ 2017) joint excavation.
https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2017-12/ou-dor121817.php

The ruins date back to "the reign of Bilge Qaghan (716-734 AD) of the Second Turkic Qaghanate."

http://www.msn.com/en-us/video/wonder/archaeologists-discover-an-ancient-turkic-monument/vi-BBHaDyM

Turkic peoples are found throughout Central Asia, but Dongoin shiree (near Baruun-Urt and ) is pretty far east.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Turkic_peoples#Origins_and_early_expansion
 
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