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The lacquered coffin of lady Xin Zhui. From Tomb No. 1 at Mawangdui, 2nd century BC The preserved body of Xin Zhui. Diagram of tomb no. 1, where Xin Zhui's body was found Western Han painted silk found draped over the coffin of Xin Zhui, it depicts the heaven (upper part), the human realm (middle part), and the netherworld (bottom part).
Ötzi Reconstruction of Ötzi mummy as shown in Alpes-de-Haute-Provence, France Pronunciation German pronunciation: [ˈœtsi] ⓘ Born c. 3275 BC near the present village of Feldthurns (Velturno), north of Bolzano, Italy Died c. 3230 BC (aged about 45) Ötztal Alps, near Tisenjoch on the border between Austria and Italy Other names Ötzi the Iceman Similaun Man Man from Tisenjoch Man from ...
Momia Juanita (Spanish for "Mummy Juanita"), also known as the Lady of Ampato, is the well-preserved frozen body of a girl from the Inca Empire who was killed as a human sacrifice to the Inca gods sometime between 1440 and 1480, when she was approximately 12–15 years old. [1]
Inside, they discovered a well-preserved chapel, painted decorations, two rooms for statues and a long corridor. ... Analysis of the mummy revealed the official lived to be 65 years old, much ...
The mummy is wrapped in a wool cloth, cowhide leather, and linen. She is wearing leather shoes. There were several items made out of clay and some grain found nearby. Unlike Egyptian mummies, which were preserved on purpose, the Loulan Beauty and other Tarim mummies were preserved unintentionally. The Loulan Beauty was buried near a salt lake ...
He was considered to be the most well-preserved ice mummy in the world until the discovery of Mummy Juanita in 1995. [113] Mummy Juanita was discovered near the summit of Ampato in the Peruvian section of the Andes mountains by archaeologist Johan Reinhard. [114]
This, and the mummy's well-preserved appearance, contradicts the traditional belief that a failure to remove her inner organs implied poor mummification," Saleem said in a news release. A CT scan ...
This is a list of mummies – corpses whose skin and organs have been preserved intentionally, or incidentally. This list does not include the following: Bog bodies for which there is a separate list; List of Egyptian mummies (royalty) List of Egyptian mummies (officials, nobles, and commoners)