The Tarim Mummies

GPTKB entity

Statements (32)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:artifacts
gptkbp:associatedWith gptkb:Tocharian_culture
gptkb:Indo-European_migration
gptkbp:country gptkb:China
gptkbp:discoveredBy early 20th century
archaeologists
gptkbp:displayedAt gptkb:Xinjiang_Museum
gptkbp:DNAAnalysis mixed Eurasian ancestry
gptkbp:foundIn gptkb:Tarim_Basin
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label The Tarim Mummies
gptkbp:languageEvidence gptkb:Tocharian_languages
gptkbp:locatedIn gptkb:Xinjiang
gptkbp:notableFor ancient textiles
tall stature
well-preserved human remains
European-like features
woolen clothing
caucasoid features
plaited hair
gptkbp:notableMummy gptkb:Cherchen_Man
The Beauty of Loulan
Yingpan Man
gptkbp:preservedIn arid desert climate
gptkbp:significance evidence of early trans-Eurasian contact
insight into ancient Silk Road cultures
gptkbp:startDate circa 1800 BCE to 200 CE
gptkbp:studiedBy gptkb:Victor_H._Mair
gptkb:Elizabeth_Wayland_Barber
gptkbp:subjectOf The Mummies of Urumchi (book)
The Tarim Mummies: Ancient China and the Mystery of the Earliest Peoples from the West (book)
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:J._P._Mallory
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6