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In April 2016, a photo of an ancient mummy found in Mongolia went viral on social networks

because it seemed to be wearing Adidas boots.

Many people tweeted that the mummy was proof that time travel exists.

The mummy was discovered in the Altai Mountains in a remote part of western Mongolia.

Researchers say it is around 1500 years old.

The mummy's boots look very similar to a pair of snowboarding boots made by the sportswear company Adidas.

The mummy's boots have the same three stripes that Adidas is famous for putting on all its footwear.

People said the mummy was actually a modern human travelling back in time.

Local farmers first found the mummy's grave in 2010.

In October 2015, archaeologists started digging deeper as they thought the site contained many important things.

During the excavation, the archaeologists found horses saddles, clay vases, wooden balls and metal kettles.

The archaeologists said the site was the first complete Turkic burial ground found in Central Asia.

The first Turkic people started living in a region between Central Asia and Siberia around 2 ,600 years ago.

They had their own language, including a unique alphabet.

Wolves and the colour blue were very important in their culture.

Some historians say the word turquoise comes from the word Turkish.

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