The cannabis is cool and all.
But why was it buried with a caucasoid man in the Gobi Desert? I can appreciate the burying of cannabis...
but caucasoid...I just finished reading a
fascinating book on mummies that included some caucasoid mummies (three or four I think) from the Gobi that threw anthropogists into fits because of the time of history that seemed to be involved.
I don't remember if Pringle pursued why, or what they came up with. Even if caucasions were that far east, what were they doing in a position in society to be buried with that much weed?
This, (the social/anthropological side) is fascinating to me. If Pringle did pursue that lead, I skipped it and will have to look up more information on the subject.
Anyone have insight into caucasoid travels pre-Marco polo? I'm not looking for "Joe got lost" so much as "Joe discovered the neighbors 1K/away had great pot and traded for it..." or something like that. Or "Joe introduced them to MaryJ and the two were ordained as king and queen" or something. Jokes and points both intended.
*ETA: I CERTAINLY don't remember Pringle mentioning cannabis being found with these particular mummies...