This carpet, known internationally as the Pazyrk Carpet, was discovered in 1949 frozen inside a burial mound in Siberia. Other experts note the similarity of the woven motifs in the carpet to the architectural motifs found at Persepolis, the ancient capital of Persia, and conclude the rug must have been woven there. No matter where this interesting carpet was woven, the technique of creating a soft pile by knotting and compacting wool yarn is the same technique used by carpet weavers today. There exist various fragments of rugs and textiles, but the next oldest carpet still in existence dates from the 13 th century.
Ancient sources describe many historical rugs.
Alexander the Great found Cyrus the Greats' tomb resting on fine carpets. Sui annals state that woolen rugs from Persia were being exported to China during the 6 th and 7 th centuries. The Arab historian Tabari wrote that 60,000 soldiers were paid with fragments of this carpet. Ancient accounts exist showing that many soldiers sold their fragments in the Damascus bazaar. The theme of the carpet was paradise.