[SunkenCiv]

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Gods
Graves
Glyphs

Thanks GSP.FAN and Pontiac.

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The Tarim Mummies: Ancient China and the Mystery of the Earliest Peoples from the West by J. P. Mallory and Victor H. Mair	The Mummies of Urumchi by Elizabeth Wayland Barber

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[colorado tanker]

Mummies. It had to be mummies.

[Fred Nerks]

You never know where your mummy is going to end up -

Description Tian Chen mummy, close-up of head. Rights:© Australian MuseumAdditional information Mummies from four burial sites between the Tian Shan ('Celestial Mountains') of north-west China and the Taklimakan Desert. They are of Indo-European appearance with red or blonde hair and wear colourful woollen clothing. They date from 4000 to 2300 years ago, and are in a better state of preservation than many Egyptian mummies. They were buried in the driest, saltiest part of Central Asia during winter, in bottomless coffins that allowed the freezing air to circulate. Their bodies froze and dried out before decay could set in.

The Taklimakanm Desert appears to be a huge dried up lakebed. No wonder they had boats!