[XBob]

1 - "From the dried-up corpses found on the site, some anthropologists speculate that the Niya people were of Caucasian origin. Others say they were descendants of the soldiers of Alexander the Great (356-323 BC), who launched expeditions to the Orient, as the soldiers are said to have interbred with the local people."

There is quite a bit of evidence of the remainder of Alexander's armies and navies traveling east, particularly his navy. In fact, I remember some write ups years ago about evidence from India, China, even Indonesia and some other pacific islands.

Now that we have DNA figured out, many more difinitive studies might reveal some very interesting facts.

[blam]

"There is quite a bit of evidence of the remainder of Alexander's armies and navies traveling east, particularly his navy. In fact, I remember some write ups years ago about evidence from India, China, even Indonesia and some other pacific islands."

These caucasian folks have been in the Tarim Basin as early as 2000BC...and maybe earlier. I to have read some stories about Alexander's military folks. I think many may be true.