Mummies of China.

abgsedapmalam · Post time 25-6-2011 10:38 PM

A selection of photos of famous Tarim mummies of Xinjiang Uygur region of China.  Most of the mummies has European features and high growth.  Their ages ranged from 4,000 to 2,000 years.

  "The beauty of Xiaohu," mummy young women, the approximate dating of 1500-1800 BCE
  Photo Wang Da-Gang (almost all photos full size)

Photos taken at Xiaohu Beauties exhibition at the Museum of Houston Secrets of the Silk Road

Shoes "Beauties of Xiaohu"

The girls here this ... Photo www.flickr.com/photos/sulla55/5183198527/

Other Tarim mummies from the museum in Urumqi.

The latest Tarim mummy, it dates from about the 2nd century BC This masked man had the largest increase among all the mummies of the Tarim, about 2 meters.

A few photos from the book: The Ancient Corpses of Xinjiang: The Peoples of Ancient Xinjiang and Their Culture
For the book say thank you respected ashako and community

sophia_oriental Download the book here narod.ru/disk/23708956000/Xinjiang_Ancie nt-corpses.zip.html

The famous "Cherchen man", his age about 3,000 years. Probably the most well-preserved mummy in the world ..