During an excavation in China, experts discovered a tomb that was more than 2,000 years old. Inside the tomb was a funnel-shaped coffin. When the coffin lid was opened, experts discovered many unexpected things.
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| In 1971, workers accidentally discovered an ancient tomb in Changsha City, Hunan Province (China). Archaeologists immediately went to the scene and excavated the tomb. Accordingly, they proceeded to open the coffin found inside the tomb. |
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| What surprised the experts first was the funnel-shaped coffin. Not only that, inside the coffin was a beautiful mummy that looked like it had just died. |
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| Based on the artifacts found, experts confirmed that the woman in the coffin was named Xin Zhui, also known as Lady Dai. She was the wife of Marquis Dai who lived during the Han Dynasty (206 BC – 220 AD). |
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| Lady Dai died in 163 BC, which means her mummy is over 2,000 years old. Despite being ᴅᴇᴀᴅ for over two millennia, her body is incredibly well preserved. |
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| Specifically, Madam Dai’s skin was still quite soft, her hair was jet black and long, her eyelashes and eyebrows were intact. Furthermore, her limbs could still flex and extend surprisingly well. |
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| More strangely, blood was still flowing in the veins of this lady’s mummy. Thanks to that, experts took blood samples and determined that she had blood type A. Experts determined that she died of a heart attack. In addition to heart disease, when she was alive, Lady Dai also suffered from a number of other diseases such as gallstones, high cholesterol, high blood pressure and liver disease. |
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| Experts even discovered 138 melon seeds in Mrs. Dai’s stomach and intestines. The melon seeds usually take an hour to digest. From this, experts said that this was her last meal. Shortly after eating the melon, she suffered a heart attack and died. |
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| With the above characteristics, the mummy of Lady Dai is considered one of the best preserved mummies ever discovered in the world. |
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| At the same time, experts are extremely curious about why Lady Dai’s mummy is so well preserved. How did the ancients embalm her body so that it looked like she had just pᴀssed away? |
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| Since then, many experts and scientists have tried to research and understand but still cannot find an answer to this mystery. |
