mummies of Urumchi

1. MUMMIES OF ÜRÜMCHI (ÜRÜMQI)
(WESTERN CHINA)
By : EleneTsikarishvili

2. Ürümqi
 Geographical location
 Brief history
 Mummies

3. Geographical location
 Ürümqi is the capital of the Xinjiang Uyghur
Autonomous Region of the People's Republic
of China in Northwest China.

4. History
 . Ürümqi was a major hub on the Silk
Road during China'sTang dynasty, and
developed its reputation as a leading cultural
and commercial center during the Qing
dynasty.

5. The Silk Road

6. Historical facts affecting
mummification
 Climate.
 Being part of the Silk Road leading to
migrations.
 The interchange of cultural experiences
leading to multicolored population.

7. The mummies

8. Cemetery of Zaghunluq
(the tomb complexes)

9.  Known as Chärchän Man, this
50- to 55-year-old male is
unusually tall.The mummy is
described as: a 3,000-year-old male,
"6-foot-6-inch giant with Caucasian
features“.

10.  The beauty of Loulan was
 discovered in 1980,
but it was 3800 years ago that
she died on the trade route
known as the Silk Road.
 She is one of the oldest and
most well-preserved mummies
in the world.

12.  The so-called Blue Baby is the
mummy of an infant who died
before he/she turned one year.
 Dark blue stones covered its
eyes, and red woolen yarn was
inserted into its nostrils.

13. The clothes

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