The ancient Egyptians believed that a ... these individuals may have been victims of ritual sacrifice, just like the mummies of China's Takla Makan Desert. Photos: (4) courtesy The Mountain ...

Archaeologists now think they may have been the citizens of an ancient civilization that existed at the crossroads between China and Europe. Mummies of "Tomb 2" This mummy of a young woman was ...

The mummies were first discovered in the early twentieth century in the Xinjiang region of China, a desert area ... the genetic profiles to more than 100 ancient populations, and 200 modern ...

In ancient China, the birthplace of silk ... Silk has been found in the tombs of Egyptian mummies, and in ancient Rome it was blamed for making young women promiscuous. To historians, silk ...