The Cultures of Ancient Xinjiang, Western China: Crossroads of the Silk Roads Betts Alison
The Cultures of Ancient Xinjiang, Western China: Crossroads of the Silk Roads Betts Alison The Cultures of Ancient Xinjiang, Western China: Crossroads of the Silk Roads unveils the ancient secrets of…
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The Cultures of Ancient Xinjiang, Western China: Crossroads of the Silk Roads Betts Alison
The Cultures of Ancient Xinjiang, Western China: Crossroads of the Silk Roads unveils the ancient secrets of Xinjiang, western China, one of the least known but culturally rich and complex regions located at the heart of Asia. Trade, artefacts, foods, technologies, ideas, beliefs, animals and people have traversed the glacier covered mountain and desert boundaries. Historically, Xinjiang has been the geographic hub of the Silk Roads, serving international links between cultures to the west, east, north and south.
Three authoritative chapters by Chinese archaeologists appear here for the first time in Perhaps best known for the Taklamakan desert, whose name translates in the Uyghur language as 'You can go in, you will never come out', here the region is portrayed as the centre of an ancient Bronze Age culture, revealed in the form of the famous Tarim Mummies and their grave goods.