# The Caucasian Mummies of Xinjiang. **URL:** \ **Category:** Great Debates\ **Created:** [January 12, 2000, 4:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-caucasian-mummies-of-xinjiang/17217 "2000-01-12T16:49:00Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 3\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![system](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/original/2X/e/e489c3b7d8fce19c4b355dd4fc3f88cc39c34b87.png) [@system](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [January 12, 2000, 4:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-caucasian-mummies-of-xinjiang/17217/1 "2000-01-12T16:49:00Z")
[http://www.silk-road.com/22797.html](http://www.silk-road.com/22797.html) This is a rather long item, so I just pasted the URL for it. Who were these people, and where did they come from? Where did they go to? * * * Political correctness is just tyranny with manners. I wish for you the courage to be unpopular. Popularity is history’s pocket change. Courage is history’s true currency. Charleton Heston ---
**Author:** ![curious\_george](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/b487fb/32.png) [@curious\_george](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/curious_george)\ **Post date:** [January 12, 2000, 8:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-caucasian-mummies-of-xinjiang/17217/2 "2000-01-12T20:34:00Z")
Interesting. I believe these are the European mummies of Takla Makan in Western China. Nova had an interesting show about them in the last year or two. Info is at this site: [http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/chinamum/](http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/chinamum/) They probably came from Northern and Eastern Europe. Why they dissapearred is still a mystery. ---
**Author:** ![David\_B](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/51bf81/32.png) [@David\_B](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/David_B)\ **Post date:** [January 12, 2000, 8:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-caucasian-mummies-of-xinjiang/17217/3 "2000-01-12T20:40:00Z")
[Moderator Hat: ON] I don’t see much in the way of a possible debate here. I do see a question that is better suited for General Questions. Maybe you’ll find some answers there; maybe not. But let’s try and see what happens. * * * David B, SDMB Great Debates Moderator [Moderator Hat: OFF]