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	Mummies 101 Defines mummy and describes the many methods used to preserve a body. http://www.pbs.org/nova/chinamum/mummies101.html The Takla Makan Mummies Provides descriptions of mummies from the Takla Makan Desert with explanations of which facial features indicate they are of non-Asian descent. http://www.pbs.org/nova/chinamum/taklamakan.html
	The Takla Makan Mummies Provides descriptions of mummies from the Takla Makan Desert with explanations of which facial features indicate they are of non-Asian descent. http://www.pbs.org/nova/chinamum/taklamakan.html
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	Digging into Language (Hot Science) Explains the study of linguistics and challenges students to recognize a common word by its phonetic spelling. http://www.pbs.org/nova/chinamum/digging.html Ice Mummies Activity: "I Can Dig it"—T.G. Provides activity instructions, student activity sheet and suggestions for evaluation. Activity: Students deduce information about a culture based on notes and drawings in a field book. http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/teachers/activities/2516_icemheav2.html http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/teachers/activities/2516_icemheav_02.html http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/teachers/activities/2516_icemheav2.html#answer
	Transcript http://www.pbs.org/nova/transcripts/2502chinamum.html Resources http://www.pbs.org/nova/chinamum/resources.html

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