Pottery Found at Gobi Desert Sites Was Imported from Persia - Archaeology Magazine

Pottery Found at Gobi Desert Sites Was Imported from Persia - Archaeology Magazine

NEW HAVEN, CONNECTICUT—An international team of scientists has determined that two pieces of medieval blue-green glazed ceramic recovered in 2016 from seasonal herding camp sites in southeastern Mongolia were imported from the Persian Empire, according to a Phys.org report. The camps were discovered in the Gobi Desert during a study of nomadic communities dating back to the Early Bronze Age. These two small pieces of turquoise pottery, recovered…