The Mummies of Urumachi Author:Elizabeth Wayland Barber The Mummies of Urumichi is a billiant and highly readable book by the world's foremost authority on ancient textiles. Those who read it carefully will not only gain a clear understanding of the nature and signifigance of what is arguably the finest collection of prehistoric textiles in existence; they will also receive a lucid, insightful explo... more »ration of the surprising origins and broad cultural interactions of the Bronze Age peoples of Central Asia.