Lost Civilizations of the Tarim Basin - A Traveling Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County Exhibit

9725768奥尔森洛杉矶县自然历史博物馆将开发塔里木盆地失落的文明。这将是6000平方英尺。该展览将向游客介绍最近在中华人民共和国新疆维吾尔自治区塔克拉玛干沙漠取得的非凡考古发现。由于干旱的沙漠条件，遗址、人工制品和人类遗骸的保存是例外的，这些人工制品代表了一些由易腐材料（木材、纸、丝绸和皮革）制成的最古老的现存物品。让科学家对这些遗骸感兴趣的是，它们是印欧人。这些遗骸对学术界提出了挑战，因为它们为已经很激烈的关于在欧亚大陆上居住了数千年的印欧人的起源和发展的辩论火上浇油。这些人是谁，他们来自哪里，他们在东西方文化接触的早期发展中扮演了什么角色？游客不仅可以看到这些文物，了解这个灭绝群体的文化，还可以了解考古学家和合作专家如何解开这些遗骸构成的谜团。该展览将辅以正规教育项目的资源。NHM将开发1)一个在线展示，其中将包括考古遗址和材料的“虚拟”元素，2)教师提升活动，3)面向大中小学生的课程材料，以及非正式讲座、课程和研讨会的菜单。博物馆还将以印刷和数字形式制作一份全面、图文并茂的目录。展览将有五个场地。预计每个场馆将有15万至30万人参加。

9725768 Olsen The Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County will develop Lost Civilizations of the Tarim Basin. This will be a 6000 sq. ft. traveling exhibit that will introduce visitors to the extraordinary archaeological discoveries that have recently been made in the Taklamakan Desert in the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region of the People's Republic of China. Due to the arid desert conditions the preservation of sites, artifacts, and human remains is exceptional and the artifacts represent some of the oldest extant items made of perishable materials (wood, paper, silk, and leather.) What has intrigued scientists about these remains is the fact they are Indo-Europeans. These remains have challenged the scholarly world by adding fuel to an already heated debate considering the origins and development of the Indo-European peoples who inhabited the Eurasian landmass for thousands of years. Who were these people, where did they come from, and what was their role in the early development of East/West cultural contact? Not only will visitors be able to see the artifacts and learn about the culture of this extinct group, but they will also learn how archaeologists and collaborating specialists work to unravel the mysteries posed by these remains. The exhibit will be complemented by resources for formal education programs. NHM will develop 1) an on-line presentation that will include "virtual" elements of the archaeology sites and materials, 2) teacher enhancement activities, 3) curriculum materials for older elementary and secondary students, and a menu of non-formal lectures, classes, and a symposium. The museum will also produce a comprehensive, fully illustrated catalogue in both printed and digital formats. The exhibit will have five venues. It is expected to reach between 150,000 and 300,000 people at each venue.