The Tarim mummies : ancient China and the mystery of the earliest peoples from the West
Mallory, J. P.2000
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For thousands of years the occupants of the Tarim deserts in China buried their dead in the desert sands. The mummies' faces are European, and this study traces the attempts of scholars to contextualise this archaeological anomaly.
Main title:
The Tarim mummies : ancient China and the mystery of the earliest peoples from the West / J. P. Mallory, Victor H. Mair.
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Imprint:
London : Thames & Hudson, 2000.
Collation:
352p., [8]p. of plates : ill. (some col.), facsims., maps, ports. ; 27 cm.
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references (p. 337-343) and index.
ISBN:
9780500051016 (hbk)
Dewey class:
931
Local class:
931
Language:
English
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BRN:
766998