Archaeologists of the St. Petersburg Institute for the History of Material Culture have discovered a unique mummy in Tuva. She was inside a "stone box" found in the Terezin burial site, in the flood zone of the Sayano-Shushenskaya hydroelectric power station, RIA Novosti reports citing the press service of the Institute. The age of the body exceeds two thousand years: approximately 1 century BC.
The scientists add that, according to preliminary estimates, the mummy is in excellent condition: soft tissues, skin and clothing could have survived.
The new find can compete in importance with the Altai princess Ukoka, found in 1993 in the Ak-Alakha burial ground. Around her, by the way, controversy has been raging for years. The indigenous people of the Republic demand to bury the woman's body. In 2016, they even went to the Gorno-Altai City Court. But unsuccessfully.
Scientists, in turn, insist on saving the princess. It is of great value to science. For example, early last year, Russian researchers discovered several serious illnesses in her, which helped to better understand the conditions of life at the time.