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Tarim Basin mummies (Xiaohe)
Tarim Basin mummies (Xiaohe)2 key questions · 4 questions · 1 answered
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KeyHow did a genetically isolated people come to herd cattle and sheep, make cheese, weave wool and grow wheat and millet?
Most likelyNeighbouring groups passed on the practices and the animals and crops through trade and contact, with little…
Did kefir spread to East Asia from the North Caucasus, or did it have another route through Xinjiang?
Most likelyKefir also spread from Xinjiang into inland East Asia, by a route independent of the Caucasus
KeyWhere did the people buried in the earliest Tarim Basin cemeteries come from?
AnsweredThey descended from an old, isolated local population of mainly Ancient North Eurasian ancestry.
What language did the Bronze Age Tarim people speak?
Open3 answers, none ahead