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Tarim mummies
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The Tarim mummies are a series of mummies discovered in the Tarim Basin in present-day Xinjiang, China, which date from 1800 BCE to the first centuries BCE, with a new group of individuals recently da
The "Xiaohe Mummy", exhibited in Xinjiang Museum, is one of the oldest Tarim mummies, dating more than 3800 years ago. Another mummy from the same pla
The "Xiaohe Mummy", exhibited in Xinjiang Museum, is one of the oldest Tarim mummies, dating more than 3800 years ago. Another mummy from the same place is the "Princess of Xiaohe".
Sir Aurel Stein in the Tarim Basin, 1910
Sir Aurel Stein in the Tarim Basin, 1910
Mask from Lop Nur, China, 2000–1000 BCE
Mask from Lop Nur, China, 2000–1000 BCE
Burial XHM66 from Xiaohe cemetery, with boat-shaped coffin and mummified remains dressed in woollen garments.
Burial XHM66 from Xiaohe cemetery, with boat-shaped coffin and mummified remains dressed in woollen garments.
Ancient North Eurasian
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In archaeogenetics, the term Ancient North Eurasian refers to an ancestral component that represents the lineage of the people of the Mal'ta–Buret' culture and populations closely related to them, suc
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…environment, which has now become desertified. Zhang et al. (2021) found that these early mummies (dating from 2,135 to 1,623 BCE) had high levels of Ancient North Eurasian ancestry (ANE, about 72%), with smaller admixture from Ancient Northeast Asians (ANA, about 28%), but no detectable Western Steppe-related ancestry…
Mal'ta–Buret' culture ivory figurines (c. 24,000 BP-c. 15,000 BP). Some of the figurines wear hooded overalls with decorative stripes.
Mal'ta–Buret' culture ivory figurines (c. 24,000 BP-c. 15,000 BP). Some of the figurines wear hooded overalls with decorative stripes.
Eurasian Steppe belt (turquoise)
Eurasian Steppe belt (turquoise)
Deer tooth pendant of an ANE woman, from Denisova Cave, dated circa 24,700 years BP.
Deer tooth pendant of an ANE woman, from Denisova Cave, dated circa 24,700 years BP.
The Ancient North Eurasian (ANE) network consists of several Paleolithic Siberian samples and contributed ancestry towards a wide variety of populatio
The Ancient North Eurasian (ANE) network consists of several Paleolithic Siberian samples and contributed ancestry towards a wide variety of populations across Eurasia.