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From: "Ken Nordtvedt" <>
Subject: Re: [DNA] news article: Possible ROman descendants in China - wrongpicture.
Date: Mon, 5 Feb 2007 21:53:35 -0700
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Their attire is neat. It could be a fashion today.


----- Original Message -----
From: "Dale E. Reddick" <>
To: <>
Sent: Monday, February 05, 2007 8:01 PM
Subject: Re: [DNA] news article: Possible ROman descendants in China - wrong
picture.


> Hey Ken,
>
> Unfortunately, the artist hadn't quite mastered the matter of
> perspective in his illustrative efforts. That's why their slippers or
> riding boots look so odd.
>
> I don't know what was being donated. They are simply described as
> donors with one of the figures -apparently- performing a Buddhist ritual
> movement (third from the left - the one in the green coat).
>
> See this entry for an introduction to the Tocharians. Otherwise,
> acquire the two or three books by JP Mallory in which he covers their
> discovery, description, and linguistics.
>
> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tocharians
>
> Oh, be sure to look further down the page at the blue-eyed Buddhist
> monk...
>
> Dale
> ________________________________
>
> Ken Nordtvedt wrote:
>> Are those Tocharians wearing high heeled shoes?
>>
>> What are they donating?
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: "Dale E. Reddick" <>
>>
>> The Turkic
>>
>>> Uighurs overran / conquered / settled the lands of the Indo-European
>>> speaking Tocharians.
>>>
>>> Instead, use the following one. It shows red-headed and blond Tocharian
>>> donors.
>>>
>>> http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/5/5f/QizilDonors.jpg
>>>
>
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