Ancient European remains discovered in Qinghai
XINING, July 6 (Xinhuanet) -- Archeologists confirmed that the
human skeletons discovered this May in northwest China's Qinghai
Province belonged to three Europeans who lived in China over 1,900
years ago.
"The physical characteristics of the bones showed it is a
typical European race," said Wang Minghui, an expert with the
archeological institute under the Chinese Academy of Social
Sciences.
The skeletons were spotted at Zhongchuan Town of the province's
eastern most Minhe Hui and Tu Autonomous County.
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Such European skeletons have only been revealed in northwest China's
Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, a neighboring region which is to
the northwest of Qinghai, so the discovery this time is of great
importance for the study of the ancient society in Qinghai, said
Wang. Enditem
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Hmm...Tocharians, perhaps? Or maybe Scythians?
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