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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).
Researchers found honeydew melon seeds in her stomach, implying consumption right before death. She outlived the occupants of the other two tombs. Western Han (202 BC – 9 AD) era lacquerwares and lacquer tray unearthed from the 2nd-century-BC Han Tomb No.1 at Mawangdui. The tomb of Xin Zhui was by far the best preserved of the three.
The Mawangdui site dates to the early Han dynasty period and the clay Ban Liang cash coins were discovered strung together. [5] At Tomb No. 1, which is the resting place of Xin Zhui (the Marquise of Dai), around 100,000 clay Ban Liang cash coins were recovered from the site. [5]
[citation needed] The 1972 excavation of a tomb at Mawangdui discovered the extremely well-preserved body of Xin Zhui or Lady Dai, which resembled that of "a person who had died only a week or two before". [65] A subsequent autopsy on her corpse found "abnormally high levels" of mercury and lead in her internal organs. [66]
Underneath, archaeologists found three tombs from the Han dynasty, a period that, according to Britannica, lasted from 206 B.C. to 220 A.D. A view looking into the 1,800-year-old tomb known as M2 ...
A tomb discovered in Taiyuan from the 8 th century features murals in the “figures under the tree” style. The multiple scenes depicted throughout the tomb show daily life during the Tang dynasty.
Tomb Discovered in Egypt May ‘Reconstruct History’ Lola L. Falantes - Getty Images Along the west bank of the Nile River, archaeologists discovered rock-cut tombs and burial shafts up to 3,600 ...
The museum has a collection of more than 180,000 objects, including items found in the tombs of the Marquis of Dai and his wife, Xin Zhui, in Mawangdui. [ 1 ] The museum was closed on 18 June 2012 for renovation and expansion works and reopened on 29 November 2017.