"Who were the Tarim Basin mummies? Even scientists" Topic
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Tango01  | 31 May 2025 12:47 p.m. PST |
… were surprised.
"Though they died thousands of years ago, hundreds of bodies excavated in western China's Tarim Basin look remarkably alive. They retain the hairstyles, clothing, and accoutrements of a long-past culture—one that once seemed to suggest they were migrant Indo-Europeans who settled in the region thousands of years ago.
But the mummies' seemingly perfect state of preservation wasn't their only surprise. When modern DNA research revealed the preserved bodies were people indigenous to the Tarim Basin—yet genetically distinct from other nearby populations—the Tarim Basin mummies became even more enigmatic. Today, researchers still ask questions about their cultural practices, their daily lives, and their role in the spread of modern humanity across the globe…"
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 StoneMtnMinis | 31 May 2025 3:09 p.m. PST |
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 Editor in Chief Bill   | 31 May 2025 5:36 p.m. PST |
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| Tango01 | 01 Jun 2025 4:54 p.m. PST |
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