Preserved corpse revealed in Jiangxi province

An unputrefied and well-dressed female corpse was found in the tomb and she lived in the Ming and Qing dynasty.
A mechanical digger uncovered an ancient tomb when working at Lianxi Street of Jiujiang City in Jiangxi province on October 2. An unputrefied and well-dressed female corpse was found in the tomb. According to local residents who witnessed the scene, when the body was dug out the skin looked like the woman had just died, the joints could still move and under the moonlight, she looked just like an ancient woman from a dream.

According to archeologists' preliminary estimations from the style of hair and tomb, the woman was a civilian who lived in the Ming and Qing dynasty. However, for now it is very difficult to accurately judge her age because in ancient Chinese feudal society the clothes styles of civilians changed little, and no epitaph or other funeral objects were discovered. But, the scattered remains of the only vessel in the tomb and the hair style of the woman tell us that she would have been a civilian.

Regarding her position, it is unlikely that she was embalmed when buried. Therefore it is likely to be by some accidental reason related to geography and sealing of the tomb that preserved her body.

By People's Daily Online