| Author | Barber, E. J. W. (Elizabeth J. Wayland), 1940- |
| Place | New York |
| Publisher | W. W. Norton & Company |
| Collection | Ricci Institute Library |
| Edition | 1st ed. |
| Language | English |
| Type | Book |
| Series | |
| Shelf | Stacks |
| Call Number | GN778.32.C5 B37 1999 |
| Description | 240 p., [16] p. of plates : ill (some color), maps ; 25 cm |
| Note | The mummies of Ürümchi / Elizabeth Wayland Barber. Includes bibliographical references and index. Mystery mummies -- A man with ten hats -- Plus three women and a baby -- The "beauty of Loulan" -- The early explorers -- Tokharians and other hairy barbarians -- Hami and Hallstatt -- The oasis hoppers and their kin -- Pulses in the heart of a continent -- Sands of the silk road, sands of time. Examines the mummies located in the museums of Ürümchi, in Chinese Turkestan, which are from a blond Caucasian group of people dating as much as 4,000 years ago.
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| ISBN | 0393045218 ; 9780393045215 |
| LCCN | 98018958 |
