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Riddle of the Desert Mummies: Directed by Stephan Eder. With Jack Huang, John Malkovich.
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- Jack Huang, John Malkovich
- Stephan Eder
Documentary that examines human mummies with Caucasian features that have been exhumed from the desert sands of Western China. The program follows the DNA trail from the Gobi Desert to labs in Sardinia, Italy, where DNA analysis, carbon dating and scanning electron microscopy begin to unravel...
Feb 10, 2006 · The first clue may be hair color, but then they speak about fabrics and DNA which suggests these mummies were of Europeans. These finds point to interactions way before Marco Polo. Some of the mummies were approximately 4,000 years old.
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Learn why these non-Chinese mummies -- some more than 4,000 years old -- are buried in the Chinese Takla Makan Desert and how they were preserved so well. DNA testing answers some of the mysteries of these blond- and red-haired people, some appearing to be European.
Summary: In the Chinese region of Xinjiang, scores of preserved mummies have been exhumed from the desert sands. Some of these mummies are 4,000 years old, but the unique thing about them is that none of them are Chinese, they are all Caucasoid. Where did these ancient people with blond and red hair come from?
Find trailers, reviews, synopsis, awards and cast information for The Riddle of the Desert Mummies (1999) - Stephen Eder, Steve Burns on AllMovie - The Discovery Channel explores the mystery of the…
