As the investigation progressed, experts came to a fascinating conclusion. The mummified man likely belonged to the Gushi , an ancient nomadic people who inhabited the Tarim region during the first millennium BC. The Gushi spoke an Indo-European language called Tocharian , distantly related to languages such as Latin, Celtic, and Greek. This suggests that migratory and cultural contacts existed between the Eurasian steppes and inner Asia more than 3,000 years ago.
What truly elevated the discovery’s significance wasn’t just the mummy itself, but the artifacts buried alongside it. Among the items found was a wooden bowl carefully protected inside a leather basket… containing a stash of still-green marijuana
