Archaeologists have made an intriguing discovery in the deserts of China’s Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region. A number of ...

But the Tarim Basin mummies have also become political flashpoints. The Tarim Basin is located in the modern-day Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region, land claimed by China’s Uyghur minority.

The drilling of China's first borehole over 10,000 meters deep for scientific exploration began on May 30 this year in the Tarim Basin. With a design depth of 11,100 meters, the borehole is located in ...

Tarim Basin is in northwest China, near the border with Kyrgyzstan. Read Next . World River creature — that uses its shell to ‘dance’ — discovered as new species in China ...

In desert patches separated by mountains in China, a small scaly creature scurries across the sand. Liang Q, Shi L PeerJ In the mountainous, desert landscape of the Tibetan Plateau, a small, scaly ...

For millennia, the Taklamakan Desert environment preserved more than the bodies of those buried in China’s Tarim Basin. Scattered around the necks of some laid to rest in Xiaohe, a Bronze Age ...

Location: Tarim Basin, China Date: 1000-600 B.C. The barren desert of China’s southern Tarim Basin has been the source of some of the ancient world’s most mysterious tattooed mummies.

In desert patches separated by mountains in China, a small scaly creature scurries across the sand. Liang Q, Shi L PeerJ In the mountainous, desert landscape of the Tibetan Plateau, a small, scaly ...