Re: Ancient European remains discovered in Qinghai

--- In cybalist@yahoogroups.com, "CG" <sonno3@...> wrote:

> 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.
>
> [snip]
>
> 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
>
> Full article:
> http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2004-07/06/content_1576929.htm
>
> ==============================
> Hmm...Tocharians, perhaps? Or maybe Scythians?
> - Chris Gwinn

Or Zhun-Di?

Ben