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A pharmacognostic approach to identifying Ephedra intermedia Schrenk ex Mey. in burials at the Xiaohe Cemetery, Lop Nor, Xinjiang

Jingxian Feng, Xingjun Hu, Tong Zhang et al., 2026. Journal of Archaeological Science: Reports 70: 105612.

Identifies the Ephedra twigs placed in Xiaohe burials to species (E. intermedia) by pharmacognostic methods.

MYS0D90DXEP4QQE · mystery · click to copyMTarim Basin mummies (Xiaohe)Articledoi: 10.1016/j.jasrep.2026.105612Checked against the original0

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Bears on the Ephedra link once used to argue for a Bactrian (BMAC) origin.

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Feng, J., Hu, X., Zhang, T., Wang, X., & Ni, L. (2026). A pharmacognostic approach to identifying Ephedra intermedia Schrenk ex Mey. in burials at the Xiaohe Cemetery, Lop Nor, Xinjiang. Journal of Archaeological Science: Reports 70: 105612. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jasrep.2026.105612
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