The Tarim Mummies

The Tarim Mummies Ancient China and the Mystery of the Earliest Peoples from the West

Hardback (22 May 2000)

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Publisher's Synopsis

For thousands of years the occupants of the Tarim deserts in China buried their dead in the desert sands. The mummies' faces are European, and this study traces the attempts of scholars to contextualise this archaeological anomaly.

Book information

ISBN: 9780500051016
Publisher: Thames & Hudson
Imprint: Thames & Hudson
Pub date:
DEWEY: 931
DEWEY edition: 21
Language: English
Number of pages: 352
Weight: 1120g
Height: 255mm
Width: 175mm
Spine width: 33mm