Princess of Xiaohe
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The Princess of Xiaohe or Little River Princess is one of the Tarim mummies. She was found in 2003 at the Xiaohe Cemetery in Lop Nur, Xinjiang. She is also known as M11 for the tomb she was found in.
The Princess of Xiaohe in 2009
The "Princess of Xiaohe"
Princess of Xiaohe. Beijing Capital Museum
The "Princess of Xiaohe" wearing her funeral clothes
Ephedra (plant)
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Ephedra is a genus of gymnosperm shrubs. As of July 2025, 74 species, and two hybrids, are accepted. The species of Ephedra are widespread in many arid regions of the world, ranging across southwester
Princess of Xiaohe
…her feet. She had a red rope necklace and a bracelet with one jade bead on her right arm. She was buried with wooden pins and three small pouches of ephedra. Twigs and branches of ephedra were placed beside the body. Wheat and millet grains, strings made from the tendons of animals, and animal ears were…
Green ephedra Ephedra viridis close
E. fragilis Desf. male cones
E. distachya L. female cones with seeds
E. ciliata Fisch. & C.A.Mey. seed