The Weirdest Mummies of the World

He’s referred to as Cherchen Man and was first seen by modern civilization in 1978, in the arid area of the Tarim Basin. That’s part of the Taklamakan Desert, western China. Cherchen is the name of a river oasis town. Its famous “visitor” was entombed alongside 3 women plus an infant. The article notes the baby “was wrapped in a beautiful brown cloth tied with red and blue cord, then a blue stone placed on each eye.”