In the Chinese province of Hunan, one of the best-preserved mummies in the world was found, reports The Sun. This is a woman. Her skin is soft and elastic, her limbs are flexible, her internal organs are intact, and there is still blood in her veins. One gets the impression that she died quite recently. However, the age of the mummy is 2100 years.
The find was discovered in 1971 during a military exercise in the city of Changsha. The sappers were digging a tunnel in the hill and stumbled upon a tomb. It contained 4 sarcophagi, nested inside each other. The woman's body was preserved in an unusual way: it floated in a yellowish liquid. This substance quickly evaporated. In addition to sarcophagi, more than 1,500 valuable items were found in the tomb - figurines, dishes and the like.
Scientists managed to establish the identity of the woman. It was Xin Zhui, a wealthy Chinese matron from the Han dynasty. She died around 168 BC. e. at the age of 50. Xin Zhui did not lead a very healthy lifestyle, doctors say. Moved little and ate a lot of fatty foods. Therefore, she was overweight, suffered from back pain, high blood pressure, diabetes and heart problems. She died of a heart attack. The mummy is kept in the museum of Hunan province.