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Thames & Hudson, 2008-09-17. Paperback. Very Good/No Jacket. 6x1x10. Large format paperback. In Very Good+ condition. Clean inside and out with no underlining or other making. No creasing to spine. Bonding is solid and square. Very minor surface wear - barely noticeable, but mentioned for completeness. "Ancient China and the Mystery of the Earliest Peoples from the West". Presents findings related to remarkably well-preserved mummies recovered from modern Western China, in a region that would later become part of the Silk Road. The mummies and grave goods demonstrate an association with early Indo-European genetic and linguistic stock, suggesting that Western interaction with China was far more substantial than previously thought. 352 pages, with 190 illustrations, 13 in color. Includes two appendices, with one presenting a concise but deep dive into the evidence identifying cultures that produced the Tarim mummies as "Tocharian"; the other summarizes all of the radiocarbon…
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The Tarim Mummies: Ancient China and the Mystery of the Earliest Peoples from the West Paperback - 2008 - 1st Edition
by Victor H. Mair; J. P. Mallory
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- Title The Tarim Mummies: Ancient China and the Mystery of the Earliest Peoples from the West
- Author Victor H. Mair; J. P. Mallory
- Binding Paperback
- Edition number 1st
- Edition 1
- Pages 352
- Volumes 1
- Language ENG
- Publisher Thames & Hudson, New York
- Date 2008-09
- Illustrated Yes
- ISBN 9780500283721 / 0500283729
- Weight 2.06 lbs (0.93 kg)
- Dimensions 10.1 x 6.9 x 1.1 in (25.65 x 17.53 x 2.79 cm)
- Dewey Decimal Code 931
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