Core Readings:
Loulan Kingdom – Wikpedia 6 pages including extensive illustrations https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Loulan_Kingdom
Ancient Mummies of the Tarim Basin, by Victor Mair 5 pages https://www.penn.museum/sites/expedition/ancient-mummies-of-the-tarim-basin/
DNA Reveals These Red-Haired Chinese Mummies Come From Europe And Asia By Kristina Killgrove, Forbes Magazine 6 pages https://www.forbes.com/sites/kristinakillgrove/2015/07/18/these-red-haired-chinese-mummies-come-from-all-over-eurasia-dna-reveals/#328669523e2c
Recommended but not Required:
Video:
YouTube: The Mummies of the Taklamakan. 54 minutes https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k4IJlvy6734&t=2301s
For Further Reading:
Tocharians – Wikipedia 6 pages https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tocharians
The Tarim Mummies – Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tarim_mummies
A Host of Mummies, a Forest of Secrets, by Nichloas Wade, New York Times https://www.nytimes.com/2010/03/16/science/16archeo.html