Some of �r�mchi's mummies date back as far as 4,000 years-contemporary with the famous Egyptian mummies but even more beautifully preserved. Surprisingly, these prehistoric people are not Asian but Caucasoid-tall, large-nosed and blond with thick beards and round eyes. What were these blond Caucasians doing in the heart of Asia? What language did they speak? Might they be related to a "lost tribe" known from later inscriptions? Few clues are offered by their pottery or tools, but their clothes-woolens that rarely ...
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Some of �r�mchi's mummies date back as far as 4,000 years-contemporary with the famous Egyptian mummies but even more beautifully preserved. Surprisingly, these prehistoric people are not Asian but Caucasoid-tall, large-nosed and blond with thick beards and round eyes. What were these blond Caucasians doing in the heart of Asia? What language did they speak? Might they be related to a "lost tribe" known from later inscriptions? Few clues are offered by their pottery or tools, but their clothes-woolens that rarely survive more than a few centuries-have been preserved as brightly hued as the day they were woven. Elizabeth Wayland Barber describes these remarkable mummies and their clothing, and deduces their path to this remote, forbidding place. The result is a book like no other-a fascinating unveiling of an ancient, exotic, nearly forgotten world. A finalist for the Kiriyama Pacific Rim Book Prize.
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This is a wonderful book about the Cherchen finds and I would especially recommend this book if you interested in prehistoric textiles - what a wonder ful insight. I am currently only half-way through this book, but find it hard to put down.
Very highly recommended
Marty76
Jan 25, 2008
Xinjiang Mummies
Dr. Barber weaves (she is a textile expert) an in-depth investigation into the history and life of tall, Caucasian mummies in the Tarim Basis on far-western China. The mummies date from 2000-4000 BC. The Chinese did not come into this area until about 200 BC. I travelled to Urumchi in May, 2000 to see them. They had just been put into a museum and no one was allowed to enter yet. I came back in April 2007, but they had built a new museum to open May 1. My plane left April 30. I gave this book to my children for Christmas so they could share in my excitement.
