Tarim Basin
Americannoun
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Though they died thousands of years ago, hundreds of bodies excavated in East Asia’s Tarim Basin look remarkably alive.
From National Geographic • Sep. 15, 2023
Anthropologists have floated many theories about the Tarim Basin mummies.
From Science Magazine • Oct. 27, 2021
The railway loop also enables exploitation of the Tarim Basin oilfield, estimated to cover 350,000 square miles under the Taklamakan’s huge dunes and shifting sands.
From Washington Times • Oct. 17, 2021
During the 1990s, Exxon, Chevron, Texaco and Phillips all but abandoned exploration projects in the oil and gas-rich Tarim Basin after China steered the best opportunities to its state-owned companies.
From Scientific American • Oct. 14, 2011
In the Tarim Basin, the sand could cook bread faster than a tandoor oven.
From "The Many Assassinations of Samir, the Seller of Dreams" by Daniel Nayeri
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