Subeshi cemetery

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Subeshi cemetery is an ancient burial site in the Tarim Basin of Xinjiang, China, notable for its well-preserved Iron Age graves and the discovery of several of the so‑called Tarim mummies.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Qiemo cemetery 1
Subeshi cemetery canonical 1

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Statements (46)

Predicate Object
instanceOf ancient cemetery ⓘ
archaeological site ⓘ
associatedWith Subeixi people ⓘ
early Indo-European-related populations in the Tarim Basin ⓘ
burialOrientation generally east–west ⓘ
burialType shaft graves ⓘ
timber-lined graves ⓘ
country China ⓘ
culture Subeixi culture ⓘ
dateFrom circa 1st millennium BCE ⓘ
discoveredBy Chinese archaeologists ⓘ
earliestDate around 7th century BCE ⓘ
environment arid desert climate ⓘ
excavationBegan 20th century ⓘ
hasArchaeologicalFind animal bones ⓘ
bronze artifacts ⓘ
felt hats ⓘ
horse gear ⓘ
leather goods ⓘ
mummified human remains ⓘ
plant remains ⓘ
textiles ⓘ
weapons ⓘ
wooden objects ⓘ
woolen clothing ⓘ
heritageStatus protected cultural relics site of China ⓘ
knownFor Tarim mummies ⓘ
distinctive burial costumes ⓘ
evidence of early horse-riding culture ⓘ
high conical hats found in female burials ⓘ
well-preserved burials ⓘ
latestDate around 2nd century BCE ⓘ
locatedIn Tarim Basin ⓘ
Xinjiang ⓘ
locatedInAdministrativeTerritory Turpan Prefecture ⓘ
linked to: Turfan region
locatedNear Turpan ⓘ
locatedOn northern edge of the Tarim Basin ⓘ
partOf Silk Road region ⓘ
Tarim Basin archaeological complex ⓘ
preservationReason extremely dry conditions ⓘ
researchTopic ancient migration in Central Asia ⓘ
paleopathology of Tarim mummies ⓘ
textile technology of the Iron Age Tarim Basin ⓘ
significance important evidence for early Silk Road cultures ⓘ
key site for study of Tarim mummies ⓘ
timePeriod Iron Age ⓘ

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Referenced by (2)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Tarim mummies → foundAt → Subeshi cemetery ⓘ
Chärchän (Cherchen) cemetery → hasNameVariant → Qiemo cemetery ⓘ
linked to: Subeshi cemetery