PLANT REMAINS FROM NOIN ULA BURIAL MOUNDS 20 AND 31 (NORTHERN MONGOLIA)

This article focuses on plant remains from burials at Noin Ula in Northern Mongolia. It is probable that the plant remains are species of millet (Panicum L.), or a close family of bristle (Setaria Beauv). In the elite Xiongnu burials, grain was used in funeral rituals as a symbol of rebirth and immortality.