Scientists are unable to find the complexity of a mummy which was mummified more than 2100 years ago in the modern day China today.
The mummified body is so called the Lady of Dai. She is considered to be a well preserved mummy. Her skin is soft, her arms and legs can bend, her internal organs are still intact and she has her own Type-A blood. She even still has her own hair and eyelashes.
The Lady of Dai, also known as Xin Zhui, lived during the Han dynasty (206BCE – 220AD) and was the wife of the Marquis of Dai.
Her tomb was discovered inside a hill known as Mawangdui, in Changsha, Hunan, China in 1971 when workers were digging an air raid shelter.
According to an autopsy Xin Zhui was overweight, suffered from back pain, high blood pressure, clogged arteries, liver disease, gall stones, diabetes and had a severely damaged heart.
She passed away due to a heart attack at the age of 50 and experts have put it down to her lavish lifestyle as a Marquis.
Xin Zhui has even been nicknamed The Diva Mummy’ because of her apparent life of luxury.
It’s led scientists to believe she is the oldest case of heart disease.
Amazingly, forensic archaeologists have deduced that Xin Zhui’s last meal was a serving of melons.
In her tomb, which was buried 12 metres underground, she had a wardrobe containing 100 silk garments, 182 pieces of expensive lacquer ware, make-up and toiletries.
She also had 162 carved wooden figurines representing servants in her tomb.
According to records, Xin Zhui’s body was swaddled in 20 layers of silk, immersed in a mildly acidic liquid and sealed within four coffins.
In her tomb, which was buried 12 metres underground, she had a wardrobe containing 100 silk garments, 182 pieces of expensive lacquer ware, make-up and toiletries.
She also had 162 carved wooden figurines representing servants in her tomb.
According to records, Xin Zhui’s body was swaddled in 20 layers of silk, immersed in a mildly acidic liquid and sealed within four coffins.
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