print email comment close Mysterious Mummies of China URL: http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/chinamum/ Description: This PBS site is simple and uncluttered. It contains excellent photographs of mummies from Takla Makan and a link to Resources about the Tocharians and their language and history. Mummies 101 describes the process of preparing a mummy, as practiced by the people of Takla Makan, Egypt, and South America (Incan); and the creation of 'accidental mummies.' Photographs and descriptions of some of the oldest mummies, accidental mummies, are also covered Library of Congress Subject Headings: Mummies Mummies -- China LII Database Information: Record 782 created by Wendy Culotta on 12/20/1999 Last modification on 10/16/2002 Published: 12/20/1999   Funding agency: California State Library LII Item ID: http://lii.org/cs/lii/view/item/782