Anthropologists looking for Roman legion in China

Newstrack India ^ | Sunday, November 21, 2010 | ANI

[colorado tanker]

"What in heaven's name brought you to Liqian?

My health. I came to Liqian for the waters.

The waters? What waters? We're in the desert!

I was misinformed."

[SunkenCiv]

:’D Besides wine, great roads, aqueducts, etc etc, what have the Romans ever done for us?

[SunkenCiv]

That’s probably who invented those great knives, the Caucasians of Gansu.

[SunkenCiv]

Hey, if you’re gonna get lost, that’s an easy place to do it.

[SunkenCiv]

Legends of the Chinese Jews of Kaifeng by Xin Xu tr by Beverly Friend illus by Ting Cheng reviewed

[blam]

Tocharians

[ZULU]

Thanks for that link.

Fascinating stuff.

[wildbill]

Trojans, Caucasians,Tocharians, Scandinavians, Romans, Chinese Jews, Gensu Masters...

As Jimmy Durante once said, “Everybody wants to get into the act.”

[blam]

"As Jimmy Durante once said, “Everybody wants to get into the act.”

I loved Jimmy Durante.

He also said this too. ( Mrs Calabash)

Anyway:

On The Presence Of Non-Chinese At Anyang

[wildbill]

Dink-a-dink-a-doo.

[SunkenCiv]

“Good night Missus Calabash, wherever you are!”

[SunkenCiv]

Ooops.

[SunkenCiv]

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"You know what it's gonna be? It's gonna be SAND!"

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[colorado tanker]

Doncha just love it when two threads intersect?

[SunkenCiv]

;’)