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| + | |name = Shaman of Yanghai |
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| + | |age = 35-45 |
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| + | |culture = Indo-European |
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| + | |dates = 900BC |
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| + | |site =Yanghai Tombs |
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| + | |location = China |
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| + | The mummy, found within Room 90, Group 1, was one of the three clusters of tombs found in Yanghai. He a man of about 35-45 years old, a Caucasoid with fair hair and blue eyes. |
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| + | Grave good included a bag, bridles, pots, archery equipment, a kongou harp, and almost two pounds of marijuana, picked and cleaned, set in a wooden bowl in a leather basket |
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| + | ==Mummification== |
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| + | Naturally mummified in the arid, saline soil and freezing winter conditions. |
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| + | ==Studies== |
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| + | Botanical examination including phytochemical investigation, and genetic deoxyribonucleic acid analysis by polymerase chain reaction that the plant material contained tetrahydrocannabinol, the psychoactive component of cannabis, as well as a novel genetic variant with two single nucleotide polymorphisms. |
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| + | ==External Links== |
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| + | https://www.archaeology.wiki/blog/2014/04/15/the-secret-life-of-a-gobi-desert-shaman/ |
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| + | https://www.ancient-origins.net/artifacts-other-artifacts/high-times-ancient-china-2700-year-old-marijuana-stash-found-shaman-grave-021722 |
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Revision as of 15:07, 2 November 2019
| Shaman of Yanghai Human Mummy | |
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| Name(s) | Shaman of Yanghai |
| Age | 35-45 |
| Sex | m |
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| Culture | Indo-European |
| Date(s) | 900BC |
| Site | Yanghai Tombs |
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| Location | China |
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At the Yanghai Tombs near Turpan, Xinjiang Autonomous Region, China, which dates to around 900 BC, was found the tomb of a presumed shaman who wore bells on his boots.
The mummy, found within Room 90, Group 1, was one of the three clusters of tombs found in Yanghai. He a man of about 35-45 years old, a Caucasoid with fair hair and blue eyes.
Grave good included a bag, bridles, pots, archery equipment, a kongou harp, and almost two pounds of marijuana, picked and cleaned, set in a wooden bowl in a leather basket
Mummification
Naturally mummified in the arid, saline soil and freezing winter conditions.
Studies
Botanical examination including phytochemical investigation, and genetic deoxyribonucleic acid analysis by polymerase chain reaction that the plant material contained tetrahydrocannabinol, the psychoactive component of cannabis, as well as a novel genetic variant with two single nucleotide polymorphisms.
External Links
https://www.archaeology.wiki/blog/2014/04/15/the-secret-life-of-a-gobi-desert-shaman/