240 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color), maps ; 25 cm
Contents
Mystery mummies -- A man with ten hats -- Plus three women and a baby -- The "beauty of Loulan" -- The early explorers -- Tokharians and other hairy barbarians -- Hami and Hallstatt -- The oasis hoppers and their kin -- Pulses in the heart of a continent -- Sands of the silk road, sands of time.
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 227-231) and index.