Great Adventures Along the Silk Road: Mummies of the Tarim Basin November 3, 2010

The "Beauty of Xiaohe" is a mummy who seems to have just softly fallen into sleep. She last closed her eyes nearly 4,000 years ago. She is one of the Tarim Basin mummies recently discovered in Central Asia. She has never been seen in the United States. Dr. Victor H Mair, Curatorial Consultant for "Secrets of the Silk Road" discusses the discovery.