In 1980, archaeologist Ms. Mu Shunying excavated a female dry corpse in the Lop Nur area of Xinjiang, more than 4,000 years ago. At the time of excavation, because this dry corpse had a reddish-brown complexion, elasticity, deep eye sockets, a high and narrow nose bridge, and a pointed chin, it was also called "Loulan Beauty".
At the time of the initial investigation, because the face of the Loulan beauty had obvious Central Asian and Nordic features, it was generally believed that she was of European race, white blood. However, in the subsequent archaeological discoveries, many black-haired Loulan beauties were excavated.
As a result, the source of Loulan's beautiful women has become a mystery that has always plagued historians. A few years ago, with the help of modern DNA technology, the true identity of Lou Lanmei (below is the restoration figure) was finally solved.
Judging from the Chinese historical records, the earliest records originate from the "History of Dawan Lie", the so-called "Loulan, Guyi has a city, Linyanze (Lop Nur)." "At that time, when The Han and Hungary were fighting for hegemony, it was just a small country in the western region, loulan, sandwiched between two big countries, and the situation was difficult.
In 77 BC, the forgotten Western Han diplomat Fu Jiezi killed King Loulan and renamed his kingdom Shanshan. Later, there is a more detailed record in the Book of Han and the Biography of the Western Regions:
Shan Shanguo, real name Lou Lan, Wang Zhi Nicheng, go to Yangguan 1600 miles, go to Chang'an 6,100 miles... (Population) mouth 14,100.
In short, the ancient country of Loulan, which has left many records in Chinese history books, does not have a record of the origin of the Loulan people. In 448 AD, the kingdom of Loulan (Loulan), which had been passed down for more than 600 years, fell.
The answer cannot be found from the historical data, and the question of the origin of the beautiful female race in Loulan can only be concluded. However, with the development of science and technology and the rise of DNA technology, the problem of the origin of the Loulan beauty race has a new research method. After entering the new century, the Center for Modern Anthropology Research of Fudan University in Shanghai has made new discoveries and subverted traditional cognition.
Dna assays showed that the C mitochondria of Lou Lanmei were shown to be Oriental, and the mitochondria were inherited from the mother.
That is to say, although loulan beauty is a Nordic race, genetically speaking, it is an East Asian race. Obviously, the Loulan beauty is a mixture of eastern and western human races, which can also explain the situation of the black-haired Loulan people unearthed.
For this conclusion of Fudan University, the New York Times of the United States has published a special article to report. The reason why it is so important is because from the loulan beauty, it can be traced to the answer to when and where China and the West began to communicate. Professor Jin Li of Fudan University commented:
The ancient inhabitants of Xinjiang were a mixed group of people from East and West Eurasia, and the communication between the East and the West was much earlier than we thought.
Tradition holds that formal exchanges between China and the West should have originated when Zhang Qian went to the Western Regions and created the Silk Road. However, from the Loulan beauty, it can be seen that around 2000 BC, there was already exchange between China and the West. The existence of this exchange will inevitably have an important impact on the process of civilization in various countries, and of course, it can also explain many puzzling archaeological discoveries.
102 kilometers east of the Ruins of Loulan, archaeologists have discovered a group of tombs. Because the two are adjacent, experts believe that this tomb should be closely related to the Loulan people. Fudan University also conducted DNA technology research on this, and a total of 20 samples were successfully made, and the results of 18 C mitochondria are typical East Asian characteristics.
At least 4,000 years ago, ethnic groups from the East and the West had exchanged cultural and ethnic exchanges in what is now Xinjiang, much earlier than when we thought they began to communicate between the East and the West 2,000 years ago. The ancient inhabitants of Xinjiang were a mixture of people from Eastern and Western Eurasia, dating back at least 4,000 years.
Obviously, under the cover of the smoke cloud of history, there are still many secrets hidden. 4,000 years ago, how did the Ancients of China and the West communicate, butcher knives or tolerance?
Archaeologists have found some millet from northern China at the Jirentaigoukou site in Xinjiang, which dates back more than 3,500 years. Obviously, if the two are linked, we may be able to guess the exchange between China and the West at that time.
Modern technological research confirms that Uyghurs and Loulans are not the same branch. In 448 AD, the Loulan kingdom collapsed, Loulan City was abandoned, and the Loulan people of mixed eastern and western descent also mysteriously disappeared.
There are many kinds of analyses of the mystery of Loulan's sudden disappearance, such as the plague theory, the war theory (during the Wuhu Chaohua period at that time), the environmental degradation theory, etc., but now each of these analyses lacks accurate archaeological evidence.