The Tarim Mummies by J P Mallory
How did tartan-wearing Indo-Europeans come to be in Asia 2,000 years beforeWest and East admitted each other's existence? Describing their discovery of the Tarim Mummies and revealing the attempts of scientists to determine their ethnic identity, the authors examine all the evidence connected with the mummies, including textiles and languages of the Tarim region, in this acclaimed tour-de-force of scholarship.
'A gripping tale, told with verve' - Times Higher Education Supplement
'Excellent and informative … This book is essential reading for anyone interested in archaeology and ancient history' - Journal of Anthropological Research
'Excellent and informative … This book is essential reading for anyone interested in archaeology and ancient history' - Journal of Anthropological Research
J. P. Mallory is a world expert on the interconnection of archaeology and linguistics and is the author of the standard work In Search of the Indo-Europeans and The Oxford Introduction to Proto-Indo-European. He has published numerous other works, including the hugely acclaimed The Origins of the Irish. He is Emeritus Professor of Prehistoric Archaeology at Queen’s University Belfast and a member of the Royal Irish Academy.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780500283721 |
| ISBN 10 | 0500283729 |
| Title | The Tarim Mummies |
| Author | J P Mallory |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Thames & Hudson Ltd |
| Year published | 2008-06-09 |
| Number of pages | 352 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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