White Skinned, Blond Haired Mummies in Western China

I hadn't heard anything about this amazing discovery until now, but apparently it happened back in the early 90s. When 2000 year-old mummies were found in Western China, they were found to have some astonishing characteristics:

But more amazing than the discovery itself was the astonishing fact that the mummies were blond haired and long nosed. In 1993, Victor Mayer a college professor collected DNA from the mummies and his tests verified that the bodies were all of European genetic stock. Ancient Chinese texts from as early as the first millennium BC do mention groups of far-east dwelling caucasian people referred to as the Bai, Yeuzhi, and Tocharians. None, though, fully reveal how or why these people ended up there. Source

This is pretty fascinating. I can't think of any other early examples of Western people showing up in China. Is there anyone out there more versed in Chinese history than myself that know of any others?

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