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NOVA; Mysterious Mummies of China
Part of Stories of East and South East Asia.
04/03/1998
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- Series
- NOVA
- Program
- Mysterious Mummies of China
- Program Number
2502
- Series Description
NOVA is a general-interest documentary series that addresses a single science issue each week. Billed as "science adventures for curious grown-ups" when it first aired in March, 1974, NOVA continues to offer an informative and entertaining approach to a challenging subject. 1996 marked NOVA's 23rd season, which makes it the longest-running science program on national television. It is also one of television's most acclaimed series, having won every major television award, most of them many times over. Premiered March 1974.
- Program Description
Perfectly preserved 3000-year-old mummies have been unearthed in a remote Chinese desert. They have long, blonde hair and blue eyes, and don't appear to be the ancestors of the modern-day Chinese people. Who are these people and how did they end up in China's Takla Makan desert? NOVA takes a glimpse through a crack in the door of history, to a past that has never before been seen outside of China.
- Asset Type
Broadcast program
- Media Type
Video
- Subjects
- Anthropology
- History
- Genres
- Documentary
- Topics
- Science
- Creators
- Reid, Howard (Writer)
- Keach, Stacy (Narrator)
- Deehan, Geoff (Executive Producer)
- Apsell, Paula S. (Executive Producer)
- Publication Information
- WGBH Educational Foundation
- Citation
- Chicago: “NOVA; Mysterious Mummies of China,” 04/03/1998, GBH Archives, accessed December 7, 2024, http://openvault.wgbh.org/catalog/V_60A3B329DF174C9CBA111D907EFB2F19.
- MLA: “NOVA; Mysterious Mummies of China.” 04/03/1998. GBH Archives. Web. December 7, 2024. <http://openvault.wgbh.org/catalog/V_60A3B329DF174C9CBA111D907EFB2F19>.
- APA: NOVA; Mysterious Mummies of China. Boston, MA: GBH Archives. Retrieved from http://openvault.wgbh.org/catalog/V_60A3B329DF174C9CBA111D907EFB2F19