Nazis and Tibet

[lancelot]

Didnt they all die wearing green gloves or something?

[thrashaholic]

They went to Tibet to find the remains of the European (probably Celtic) civilisation that once inhabitted the region. There is eveidence, such as burials, skeletons, clothing items (tartans), similarities in art (eg the 'swastika' design) etc. to suggest that Celtic peoples migrated eastward and settled the Xinjiang and Tibettan areas and were quite possibly the ancestors of the Indo-European Tocharian civilisation; some even theorise that the Celts laid the foundations of Buddhism (but I'm a bit skeptical).

The Tocharians maintained the 'Silk Road' between East and West. They had contact with the Chinese, Persians, Iranians, Turks and Indians (from whom their alphabet is derived, and contributed to China's adoption of Buddhism. The Tocharians are reported to have had Red and Blonde hair and Blue and Green eyes, and Oriental art clearly depicts them as White, which is perhaps an explanation as to why certain Asiatic Steppe people, such as Genghis Kahn, are reported to have sometimes had Red hair and Green eyes.