I’m back from Hidden in Plain Sight, the Rosicrucian Museum’s lovely four-day conference on esotericism. Not only did I have a wonderfully mentally stimulating time,…
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Yingpan Man, Xiaohe Woman
Some random notes I found of interest about Yingpan Man: the “boots” were almost just little sacks for the feet, and clearly not designed for…
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The Bowers Museum clearly has someone working for them who is both extremely persuasive, and very well-connected in China, in order to negotiate such an…
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I was going to write in a rather scholarly mode about my visit to the Tarim mummies, but I think all my “scholarly” has been…
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Planning a trip down to the LA area this weekend for a potentially once-in-a-lifetime experience. Some of the astonishingly well-preserved Tarim mummies from China will…
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Interestingly, I recently stumbled across some old high school friends on-line. It was gratifying how pleased they were to find me again (see previous posting…
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This morning the radio alarm woke me to the bouncy, upbeat-sounding strains of Bruce Springsteen’s “Glory Days.” I like the music, although I confess to…
Continue ReadingThe Genghis Khan Exhibition at the Tech (3 of 3)
The other really nice display on a 3-dimensional model was of a 19th-20th century shaman in full regalia. I was inordinately delighted by this (much…
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We have the same situation of frustratingly half-told stories occurring repeatedly in the Tech’s exhibit. For example, exactly one sentence was dedicated to Genghis’ daughters,…
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Try any of these books for more on this fascinating and amazing era. The Secret History of the Mongols was written a scant 20 years…
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