Xiaohe cemetery
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Xiaohe cemetery is an ancient Bronze Age burial site in the Tarim Basin of Xinjiang, China, renowned for its remarkably well-preserved Tarim mummies and distinctive wooden boat-shaped coffins.
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Bronze Age cemetery
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archaeological site ⓘ burial site ⓘ |
| climateCondition | extremely arid desert environment ⓘ |
| country | China ⓘ |
| discoveredIn | 20th century ⓘ |
| earliestBurialsDateTo | early 2nd millennium BCE ⓘ |
| excavatedBy | Chinese archaeologists ⓘ |
| hasArchaeologicalCulture |
Tarim mummies culture complex
NERFINISHED
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Xiaohe culture NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
above-ground wooden markers
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animal remains including cattle and sheep ⓘ boat-shaped coffins buried vertically ⓘ cowhide-wrapped coffins ⓘ felt hats and clothing ⓘ grave goods including wheat and millet ⓘ leather boots ⓘ multiple burial layers ⓘ phallus-shaped wooden posts ⓘ plant remains including ephedra ⓘ sand dune burial mounds ⓘ vulva-shaped wooden posts ⓘ wooden masks ⓘ woolen textiles ⓘ |
| hasHumanRemains |
European-featured mummies
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Tarim Basin mummies ⓘ well-preserved hair and clothing ⓘ |
| hasNameInChinese | 小河墓地 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | protected cultural relics site of China ⓘ |
| knownFor |
Tarim mummies
NERFINISHED
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early evidence of Indo-European populations in Xinjiang ⓘ exceptional preservation of human remains ⓘ well-preserved textiles ⓘ wooden boat-shaped coffins ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Taklamakan Desert
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Tarim Basin NERFINISHED ⓘ Xinjiang NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInAdministrativeTerritory | Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInTime | Bronze Age NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nameMeaning | Little River cemetery NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Tarim Basin archaeological culture NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| preservationCause | dry climate and salt-rich sands ⓘ |
| radiocarbonDatedTo | circa 2000 BCE–1500 BCE ⓘ |
| researchField |
ancient DNA studies
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archaeology ⓘ physical anthropology ⓘ |
| significance |
evidence for early trans-Eurasian contacts
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important site for study of Bronze Age migration in Central Asia ⓘ insight into prehistoric populations of the Tarim Basin ⓘ |
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