The Mummies of Urumchi by Barber, Elizabeth Wayland

The Mummies of Urumchi

Some of Ürümchi's mummies date back as far as 4,000 years--contemporary with the famous Egyptian mummies but...
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Author: Elizabeth Wayland Barber
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The Mummies of Urumchi by Barber, Elizabeth Wayland

The Mummies of Urumchi

BD$43.73

The Mummies of Urumchi

BD$43.73
Author: Elizabeth Wayland Barber
Format: Paperback
Language: English
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.

Author: Elizabeth Wayland Barber
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
Published: 04/17/2000
Pages: 256
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.97lbs
Size: 9.34h x 6.90w x 0.56d
ISBN: 9780393320190


Award: Kiriyama Prize - Nominee

About the Author
Barber, Elizabeth Wayland: - Elizabeth Wayland Barber is the author of Women's Work, The Dancing Goddesses, and The Mummies of Ürümchi. Professor emerita of archaeology and linguistics at Occidental College, she lives in California.

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