[LostTribe]

>>>This basin, full of pits of salt (where nothing can grow), became a large cemetery. The greatest mystery is, "What were Caucasians doing in China at this time?"

Aha, the old "Salt Pits" gambit, just like what preserved the huge number of Celts at Hallstatt, Austria.

[blam]

"Aha, the old "Salt Pits" gambit, just like what preserved the huge number of Celts at Hallstatt, Austria."

Maybe the salt trade IS the Hallstatt/Tarim connection. (I'm talking about the 1,000BC fabric similarities)