Secrets of the Silk Road

Great Adventures along the Silk Road: From Baghdad to Bukhara and Back by Renata Holod

Religions along the Silk Road Symposium - November 13, 2010
Watch four 30-minutes lectures about the Religions of the Silk Road.  Watch the recorded live stream

This program features four short lectures by Penn scholars, followed by an open discussion on the role of Islam, Buddhism, Christianity, and Judaism, and their impact, along the Silk Road.

Great Adventures along the Silk Road: Mummies of the Tarim Basin with Victor Mair, Penn Museum - (01:08:23)

Secrets of the Silk Road: Trade with Dr. Dirk Van Tuerenhout, Houston Museum of Natural History - (3:08)

Genetics of the Silk Road Mummies with Dr. Dirk Van Tuerenhout, Houston Museum of Natural History - (6:23)

Great Adventures along the Silk Road: The Silk Roads, an Introduction - (1:17)
Dr. Steinhardt, Professor of East Asian Art and the Museum's Curator of Chinese Art, introduces the Silk Road in relation to the exhibition Secrets of the Silk Road showing some routes, early travelers, major sites, key monuments, and some most extraordinary discoveries.

Comcast Newsmakers with Jill Horner - (5:00)
Jill Horner interviews Dr. Victor Mair on Comcast Newsmakers about the Secrets of the Silk Road exhibition.

Interview with Dr. Victor Mair - (31:45)
Dr. Jane Hickman, Editor of Expedition magazine, interviews Dr. Victor Mair, Professor of Chinese Language and Literature and co-Contributor to the Secrets of the Silk Road exhibition. The Spring 2011 issue of Expedition magazine will be a special feature on the Silk Road.

The Bowers Museum - The Arrival of Yingpan Man (1:48)
For the very first time, three well-preserved mummies from the Tarim Basin in western China have been brought to the United States. Bowers Museum offers the once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to come face to face with Yingpan Man's lavish tomb goods and personal belongings including Roman glass, bow and arrows for protection, a satin perfumed sash and fine silk clothing.

National Geographic China's Secret Mummies (46:02)

Nova, PBS China's Tocharian mummies - Silent witnesses of a forgotten past (53:13)

NBC Nightly News - (2:08)
Discover why the 3,800 year old mummy featured in the exhibit is “considered to be one of the most important human remains ever found.”