[seowulf]

I've already said that I would Be the least suprised if/when they open the tomb of the first emperor, a tall red-headed guy is found.

I think that is probably a good assumption. People tend to think that late neolithic/early bronze age peoples did not move between regions frequently. In fact, they were probably better travelled than most modern humans.

It seems that this region has been a good area to be from for thousands of years. Seljuk and Ottoman Turks, the Huns, Mongols, and maybe Caucasians even further back, seem to have come from this area. This is based on both archeological and philological studies. I am very intrigued by how these two separate areas of study tend to support the idea of a caucasian/celtic population in western China in the late neolithic period.

By the way, I'm an interested amateur in this area. I have been fascinated by prehistoric migrations and ancient languages since I was a young child. I try to catch your posts whenever I can. Very interesting.

[Cronos]

caucasian/celtic population

Hi SEowulf --> Celts ARE Caucasians, of the branch of Caucasian known as Indo-Europeans/Aryans. Other Caucasian branches are the SEmitic and Dravidian branches. Other branches of the Aryan family are Slavic, Indic, Irani, Latin, Greek etc.