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Genghis Khan's curse strikes Mongolian dig
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A CURSE that has protected the tomb of Genghis Khan from discovery
for 800 years appears to have struck again.
A US expedition that claimed to have located the grave has
abruptly cancelled its dig and withdrawn from Mongolia.
The whereabouts of the remains of the 13th-century warlord, who
united the warring tribes of Mongolia before conquering territory
from Russia to China, is one of archaeology's greatest mysteries.
Legends that claim the tomb will never be found have been granted
a new lease on life by the latest failure to find it.
The Genghis Khan Geo-historical Expedition obtained a ...
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