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Cherchen Man
Cherchen Man or Chärchän Man is a naturally-mummified man discovered in Tomb 2 at the cemetery of Zaghunluq near the town of Qiemo (Cherchen) in the Taklamakan Desert, Xinjiang Uighur Autonomous Region, western China. Cherchen Man "died around 1000 BC".〔J. Hare, The mysteries of the Gobi Desert. Taylor & Francis, 2009.〕 The mummy is described as: a 3,000-year-old male, "6-foot-6-inch giant with Caucasian features" (though Mallory and Mair put his height at no more than 5'5"), with hair that is "reddish brown flecked with grey, framing high cheekbones", an "aquiline" "long nose, full lips and a ginger beard", and wearing "a red twill tunic and tartan leggings." The mummy is also described as looking "like a Bronze Age European", "a Celt".〔http://www.nytimes.com/1999/01/13/books/books-of-the-times-silent-giants-as-guides-on-an-ancient-thoroughfare.html〕〔http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/asia/a-meeting-of-civilisations-the-mystery-of-chinas-celtic-mummies-413638.html〕〔http://anthropology.net/2009/07/21/otzi-icemans-tattoos-were-born-in-fire/〕〔J. Hare, The mysteries of the Gobi Desert. Taylor & Francis, 2009.〕 Yellow and reddish patterns on the whose face of Cherchen Man have been identified as tattoos in some sources, but are likely preserved ochre paint Also present in Tomb 2 were a female mummy identified as the Cherchen Woman and an infant called the Blue Baby.
Cherchen Man is not the only mummified body to be recovered from the Tarim Basin. As a result of the arid conditions and exceptional preservation, naturally mummified remains have been recovered at sites throughout the region, including Qäwrighul, Yanghai, Shengjindian, Shanpula, and Qizilchoqa. Along with other mummies from the Tarim Basin, Cherchen Man was buried in a tomb made of mud bricks topped with reeds and brush. He is especially well-preserved due to the conditions he was buried in. The desert's dry conditions as well as its salty soil provided a suitable climate for mummification. Extremely cold temperatures would have killed any bacteria that contributed to the decay, and the "thick clothes and socks made of rainbow-colored wool"〔(2006). "The Desert Makes MUMMIES". ''Ask'' 5(2), 13.〕 suggest he was buried in the winter. He may have originated from either Europe or North Africa and might have been a farmer who raised sheep, based on his clothing.
==See also==
*Tarim mummies
*Tocharians
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