Hi Mr Cromwell, I am a Northumbrian fella based at a University over in China.Just a general question of arcane history do you have opinion on the origin of the Cherchen mummies found in the Talikmakan basin region?They are mostly pre-Celtic in origin and their burial sites predate the existence of the Silk road,but they are found in that location.They were found with abundant textiles,but the environment is extremely inhospitable.What do you think they were doing in that region and why the elaborate burial ceremonies in a middle of a nowhere desert?My own theory is they were early textile traders who founded a small kingdom within present day China…but alas little solid evidence of this! regards IR,Jiangxi,China.