The Kroraina (Loulan) girl from the silk road by Tang Wei Min 2013
Info on Beauty of Loulan mummy:
"In 1993, Victor Mair, a Chinese language and literature professor from the University of Pennsylvania, was finally authorized by the Chinese government to collect 52 tissue samples from the mysterious mummies. At the last minute, however, government officials changed their minds and prevented Mair from leaving the country with the samples.
Luckily, Mair had a friend on the inside who was able to slip him half a dozen vials’ worth of mummy DNA on the sly. By 1995, he was able to conclude that there was indeed evidence of a European genetic marker amid the ancient inhabitants of the Chinese region.
Tests revealed that she was more than likely of Celtic, Siberian, or Scandinavian descent. Suddenly, everyone in China was forced to rethink previously disregarded ancient Chinese literature that told of fair-skinned people with blue eyes and red hair.
In 2007 and 2009, more research was done on the mysterious Loulan Beauty by scientists from two Chinese universities. They also concluded that the red-haired beauty did indeed have a Caucasian father, though her mother was of mixed race, with at least some Eastern Asian genetics.
We also now know that she was around 40 to 48 years old at the time of her death, probably due to a disease of the lungs. She was buried in clothing woven from fur and hair, as well as leather goat boots, all of which were made with a great deal of skill."
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| The Kroraina (Loulan) girl from the silk road by Tang Wei Min 2013. 50 x 40 cm. (19.7 x 15.7 in.). |
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