Local archaeologists working in Chinese Turkestan have uncovered numerous
naturally mummified and spectacularly clothed bodies of Caucasians dating
to the Bronze Age, 3000 - 4000 years ago. Since little besides clothing was
put into the graves, Dr. Elizabeth Barber (one of the few experts on
prehistoric textiles) was invited to accompany an expedition from the
University of Pennsylvania to Western China to help determine facts about
these displaced westerners.
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