Qäwrighul cemetery
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Qäwrighul cemetery is an ancient burial site in the Tarim Basin of Xinjiang, China, notable for its well-preserved prehistoric graves associated with the Tarim mummies.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Qäwrighul cemetery canonical | 1 |
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
archaeological site
ⓘ
cemetery ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Bronze Age populations of the Tarim Basin
ⓘ
Tarim mummies NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| burialType |
inhumation
ⓘ
mummification ⓘ |
| continent | Asia ⓘ |
| country | China ⓘ |
| culture | prehistoric Tarim Basin cultures ⓘ |
| environment |
arid desert climate
ⓘ
dry conditions favoring preservation ⓘ |
| hasArchaeologicalFind |
coffins
ⓘ
funerary objects ⓘ grave goods ⓘ human remains ⓘ mummies ⓘ textiles ⓘ wooden structures ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
above-ground grave markers
ⓘ
rows of graves ⓘ wooden posts or poles ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | important archaeological heritage site in Xinjiang ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
China
ⓘ
surface form:
People's Republic of China
Tarim Basin NERFINISHED ⓘ Xinjiang NERFINISHED ⓘ Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region NERFINISHED ⓘ northwestern China ⓘ |
| material |
leather
ⓘ
reed or plant materials ⓘ wood ⓘ wool textiles ⓘ |
| notableFor |
Tarim mummies
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
well-preserved prehistoric graves ⓘ |
| partOf | Tarim Basin archaeological sites NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region | Central Asia ⓘ |
| researchField |
archaeology
ⓘ
bioarchaeology ⓘ physical anthropology ⓘ |
| significance |
important evidence for early populations of the Tarim Basin
ⓘ
important for study of prehistoric migration in Central Asia ⓘ |
| timePeriod |
Bronze Age
ⓘ
prehistoric period ⓘ |
| usedFor | burial of the dead ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
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