A selection of photographs of the famous Tarim mummies from the Xinjiang Uygur region of China. Most of the mummies have European features and are tall. Their age ranges from 4000 to 2000 years.
"Beauty from Xiaohe", mummy of a young woman, approximately 1500-1800 BC.
Photo Wang Da-Gang.
Photos of Beauty Xiaohe taken on display at the Secrets of the Silk Road Museum of Houston.
Promotional video:
Here is such a girl …
Other Tarim mummies from the museum in Urumqi.
The latest Tarim mummy, it dates from around the 2nd century BC. This masked man was the largest of all Tarim mummies, about 2 meters.
A few photos from the book: The Ancient Corpses of Xinjiang: The Peoples of Ancient Xinjiang and Their Culture.
The famous "Cherchensky man", his age is about 3000 years. Probably the best-preserved mummy in the world..