Barber, E. J. W., 1940-

The mummies of Ürümchi / Elizabeth Wayland Barber. - New York ; London : W.W. Norton & Company, 1999. - 240 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 25 cm.

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.

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Mummies--China.
Bronze age--China.

GN778.32.C5 / B37 1999

393.3 BA.M 1999 / 02589