The Tarim Mummies: Ancient China and the Mystery of the Earliest Peoples from the West (Paperback)

J. P. Mallory (author), Victor H. Mair (author)

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Paperback 352 Pages
Published: 09/06/2008

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Synopsis

How did tartan-wearing Indo-Europeans come to be in Asia 2,000 years beforeWest and East admitted each other's existence? Describing their discovery of the Tarim Mummies and revealing the attempts of scientists to determine their ethnic identity, the authors examine all the evidence connected with the mummies, including textiles and languages of the Tarim region, in this acclaimed tour-de-force of scholarship.

Publisher: Thames & Hudson Ltd
ISBN: 9780500283721
Number of pages: 352
Weight: 990 g
Dimensions: 255 x 174 x 20 mm

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'A gripping tale, told with verve' - Times Higher Education Supplement
'Excellent and informative ... This book is essential reading for anyone interested in archaeology and ancient history' - Journal of Anthropological Research