9780393320190-0393320197-The Mummies of Ürümchi

The Mummies of Ürümchi

ISBN-13: 9780393320190
ISBN-10: 0393320197
Edition: First Edition
Author: Elizabeth Wayland Barber
Publication date: 2000
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
Format: Paperback 256 pages
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ISBN-13: 9780393320190
ISBN-10: 0393320197
Edition: First Edition
Author: Elizabeth Wayland Barber
Publication date: 2000
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
Format: Paperback 256 pages

Summary

The Mummies of Ürümchi (ISBN-13: 9780393320190 and ISBN-10: 0393320197), written by authors Elizabeth Wayland Barber, was published by W. W. Norton & Company in 2000. With an overall rating of 4.5 stars, it's a notable title among other Prehistory (Ancient Civilizations History, China, Asian History, Customs & Traditions, Social Sciences, Physical, Anthropology) books. You can easily purchase or rent The Mummies of Ürümchi (Paperback) from BooksRun, along with many other new and used Prehistory books and textbooks. And, if you're looking to sell your copy, our current buyback offer is $0.47.

Description

In the museums of Ürümchi, the windswept regional capital of the Uyghur Autonomous Region (also known as Chinese Turkestan), a collection of ancient mummies lies at the center of an enormous mystery.

Some of Ürümchi's mummies date back as far as 4,000 years―contemporary with the famous Egyptian mummies but even more beautifully preserved. Surprisingly, these prehistoric people are not Asian but Caucasoid―tall, large-nosed and blond with thick beards and round eyes. What were these blond Caucasians doing in the heart of Asia? What language did they speak? Might they be related to a "lost tribe" known from later inscriptions? Few clues are offered by their pottery or tools, but their clothes―woolens that rarely survive more than a few centuries―have been preserved as brightly hued as the day they were woven. Elizabeth Wayland Barber describes these remarkable mummies and their clothing, and deduces their path to this remote, forbidding place. The result is a book like no other―a fascinating unveiling of an ancient, exotic, nearly forgotten world. A finalist for the Kiriyama Pacific Rim Book Prize. Illustrated
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