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China Striving For (Caucasian) Mummy Identification (2,800-YO)
Science Daily ^ | 12-24-2006 | Xinhua

Posted on 12/24/2006 4:43:09 PM PST by blam

China striving for mummy identification

URUMQI, China, Dec. 24 (UPI) -- A group of Chinese scientists are attempting to identify a 2,800-year-old mummy of an apparent Caucasian man found in an ancient tomb.

The well-preserved mummy, that experts said is likely of a shaman in China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, has been under examination since being found in 2003, the Chinese news agency Xinhua reported.

Especially intriguing to the scientists was the presence of a sack of marijuana leaves that archaeologists found buried with the leather-coat bound mummy.

"From his outfit and the marijuana leaves, which have been confirmed by international specialists to be ingredients for narcotic, we assume the man had been a shaman and had been between 40 and 50 years old when he died," noted historian Li Xiao explained.

Xinhua said that by examining the mummy, that was one of 600 found during the 2003 exploration of 2,000 area tombs, the scientists said they are hoping to learn more about the mysterious lives of historical shamans.


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KEYWORDS: afanasevo; ancient; caucasian; caucasianmummies; china; godsgravesglyphs; helixmakemineadouble; mummy; taklamakan; tarimbasin; tocharian; tocharians; wodlist; xinjiang
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To: RightWhale
"Jade art objects would come in second."

LOL, it was the Tocharians who supplied all the jade to the ancient Chinese dynasties. I'm waiting for some Peruvian jade to 'turn-up' there, that'll be the clincher.

21 posted on 12/24/2006 5:15:05 PM PST by blam
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22 posted on 12/24/2006 5:16:36 PM PST by decimon
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To: RightWhale
Is this the southern anchor of that ancient trade route?
23 posted on 12/24/2006 5:20:17 PM PST by blam
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To: blam

you see? Proof positive that smoking pot turns you into a mummy. http://sacredscoop.com


24 posted on 12/24/2006 5:22:05 PM PST by CottShop
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25 posted on 12/24/2006 5:31:12 PM PST by D-Chivas
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To: D-Chivas

Yeah, but mine is dressed like a Tocharian mummy. :-)


26 posted on 12/24/2006 5:43:16 PM PST by decimon
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To: Lokibob
Do you correct people who use centigrade instead of Fahrenheit? Meters vs. feet?

I don't usually have the chance to rise to that one but it has potential. Possibilities include: "So, did you inherit your Bonapartism or did you acquire it from subersive school teachers?: or "Do you mean in terms of one ten-millionths of the North Polar quadrant of the Paris meridian?" One of my favorite party games is finding a smug believer in Darwinian evolution and asking them to estimate the amount of "monkey blood" that flows in their veins. Then, keeping my face very straight, I ask for their estimate of the percent of "simianism" they inherited from each parent. This question invariably leads to considerations of other family members. Even among the most rabid evolutionists, brothers-in-law invariably have more (and more recent) "ape-ish" descendants.

27 posted on 12/24/2006 5:43:33 PM PST by NaughtiusMaximus (Our troops are smart. It's our politicians who are stupid.)
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To: Lokibob
I once did a weather forecast that had all the wind speeds in furlongs per fortnight.

One of my favorite buttons is:
"1,802,617,500,000 furlongs per fortnight; it's not just a good idea, it's the law"

What can I say but I'm a geek?
28 posted on 12/24/2006 6:01:54 PM PST by Talking_Mouse (wahhabi delenda est)
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To: blam

It's Jerry Garcia. He only looked like a 2,800 year old mummy.


29 posted on 12/24/2006 6:39:46 PM PST by MIchaelTArchangel
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To: blam
Looks like he might have been an ancient dealer. Got 'em hooked alright:


30 posted on 12/24/2006 6:56:38 PM PST by Mad_Tom_Rackham (Democracy: The worst form of government, except for all the others.)
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To: blam

"Chinese seek identification of 2,000 year old Caucasian man"

Don't worry, the Chinese secret police will extract a confession from him, after which they'll sell his organs to wealthy Western buyers.


31 posted on 12/24/2006 7:30:16 PM PST by elcid1970
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To: blam

It has to be Tocharians. They lived in that area.


32 posted on 12/24/2006 7:33:07 PM PST by Ptarmigan (Ptarmigans will rise again!)
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To: blam

...or an ancient Siberian. Some of them were Caucasians. They've been found frozen and with small bags of pot. ...don't know why they (nomads) migrated all the way to where Scotland is now.


33 posted on 12/24/2006 8:04:47 PM PST by familyop ("G-d is on our side because he hates the Yanks." --St. Tuco, in the "Good, the Bad, and the Ugly")
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"...or an ancient Siberian. Some of them were Caucasians. They've been found frozen and with small bags of pot. ...don't know why they (nomads) migrated all the way to where Scotland is now."

Yup. They were the northern leg of the drug trading route.

Siberian Graveyard's Secret (More Redheads)

34 posted on 12/24/2006 8:13:45 PM PST by blam
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To: Decombobulator

The people were called the Tocharians.

Uh, is that where we get the word 'toke' for the "shaman's" drug of choice?


35 posted on 12/24/2006 9:09:50 PM PST by wizr (Live life with a Passion!)
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To: blam; FairOpinion; StayAt HomeMother; Ernest_at_the_Beach; 24Karet; 3AngelaD; 49th; ...
Thanks Blam.

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36 posted on 12/24/2006 9:15:38 PM PST by SunkenCiv (I updated my profile Saturday, December 23, 2006. https://secure.freerepublic.com/donate/)
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To: blam
Wow.
This one's a toughie.

:::rolls eyes:::

37 posted on 12/24/2006 11:18:52 PM PST by Salamander (And don't forget my Dog; fixed and consequent.......)
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To: blam

Jimmy Hoffa or Judge Crater?


38 posted on 12/25/2006 7:31:18 AM PST by wildbill
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To: Mad_Tom_Rackham

My God-that thing is huge!


39 posted on 12/25/2006 1:56:45 PM PST by Thombo2
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To: blam
Thanks, blam. As I recall, there were some shallow glacier-fed lakes in the Tarim Basin at the time that supplied water to the Tocharians, that have since dried up.
40 posted on 12/26/2006 1:51:13 PM PST by colorado tanker
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