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An ancient mummy that was found in Mongolia has gone [virus / viral] online because it seems to be [wearing / worn] Adidas boots. Many people have been tweeting that the mummy is [prove / proof] that time travel exists. The mummy was discovered in the Altai Mountains in a [remotely / remote] part of western Mongolia. Researchers say it is around 1,500 years [age / old] . The mummy’s boots look very [similarity / similar] to a pair of snowboarding boots made [on / by] the sportswear company Adidas. The mummy's boots have the same three stripes that Adidas is [famous / famously] for putting on all its footwear. A picture of the boots has [gone / going] viral and people are saying the mummy is actually a modern human who travelled back [on / in] time.

The mummy's grave was first [finding / found] in 2010 by local farmers. Last October, archaeologists started [digging / dig] deeper as they thought the site contained many [importance / important] things. Earlier this month, the archaeologists found horse's saddles, clay [vase / vases] , wooden bowls, and metal kettles. The archaeologists said the [site / sight] was the first complete Turkic [burial / bury] ground found in Central Asia. The first Turkic people started living in a [regional / region] between Central Asia and Siberia around 2,600 years [before / ago] . They had their own language, including a unique [alphabet / numeral] . Wolves and the colour blue were very important in their culture. Some historians say the word 'turquoise' [goes / comes] from the word 'Turkish'.

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