Alte Eurasia Links   Related Articles:   The Lost Cities of the Silk Road http://www.alumni.caltech.edu/~pamlogan/silkroad/index.html   Fig 9. The ruins of the ancient Buddhist city of Jiaohe stand a few kilometers outside Turfan, in Xinjiang Province.  October, 1993. Exploring the Northern Silk Road http://www.alumni.caltech.edu/~pamlogan/srart.html The Silk Road Photo Gallery http://www.alumni.caltech.edu/~pamlogan/silkroad/gallery.html Eurasian Origins Foundation http://www.alumni.caltech.edu/~pamlogan/silkroad/eof.html Brief History of the Uyghurs http://www.uygur.org/enorg/history/buh.html Fig 9.  Uighur Girl of the Khotan oasis, on horseback.  This girl wears a homespun silk dress typical of the Uighur nationality.  She lives in a village near Khotan, adjacent to the 2000-year-old ruins of Maligawat, an ancient Silk Road caravansarie and Buddhist city-state.  September, 1993. Caucasian Mummies found in China http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/chinamum/taklamakan.html Nova - Mysterious Mummies of China - Transcript http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/transcripts/2502chinamum.html 300 Mummy Links http://www.mysteries-megasite.com/main/bigsearch/mummy-1.html Niya, a Pompeii on the Silk Road http://www.media.tsinghua.edu.cn/zhuzuo/europe.html 2000 Year old Mummies http://www.dailyrepublican.com/mummiesinsilk.html  Takla Makan Mummies http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/chinamum/taklamakan.html EurasiaNet http://www.eurasianet.org/ Turkistan http://www.geocities.com/Athens/9479/uigur.html The History Mystery http://quest.classroom.com/archive/asia1999/start/pg00389.htm The Cherchen Mummies http://dsc.discovery.com/stories/history/desertmummies/cherchen.html The Mystery of the Mummies http://sln.fi.edu/inquirer/mummy.html The Desert Mummies http://www.discovery.com/stories/history/desertmummies/gallery/ The Silk Road Foundation http://www.silk-road.com/index.html The Lost City of Ubar http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/ubar/ A Silk Road Timeline http://www.schirmer.com/silkroad/timeline.html     Fig 10.  An Uighur Family under their arbor.     BACK    HOME    INDEX    NEXT