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The Cultures of Ancient Xinjiang, Western China: Crossroads of the
Silk Roads unveils the ancient secrets of Xinjiang, western China,
one of the least known but culturally rich and complex regions
located at the heart of Asia. Historically, Xinjiang has been the
geographic hub of the Silk Roads, serving international links
between cultures to the west, east, north and south. Trade,
artefacts, foods, technologies, ideas, beliefs, animals and people
have traversed the glacier covered mountain and desert boundaries.
Perhaps best known for the Taklamakan desert, whose name translates
in the Uyghur language as 'You can go in, you will never come out',
here the region is portrayed as the centre of an ancient Bronze Age
culture, revealed in the form of the famous Tarim Mummies and their
grave goods. Three authoritative chapters by Chinese archaeologists
appear here for the first time in English, giving international
audiences direct access to the latest research ranging from the
central-eastern Xiaohe region to the western valleys of the Bortala
and Yili Rivers. Other contributions by European, Australian and
Chinese archaeologists address the many complexities of the
cultural exchanges that ranged from Mongolia, through to Kashgar,
South Asia, Central Asia and finally Europe in pre-modern times.
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