Mummified remains of a 2,000-year-old 'sleeping beauty' buried in lavish clothes and carrying gifts [View all]
Mummified remains of a 2,000-year-old 'sleeping beauty' buried in lavish clothes and carrying gifts for the afterlife emerge from a Russian reservoir
By HARRY PETTIT and WILL STEWART IN MOSCOW FOR MAILONLINE
PUBLISHED: 10:30 EDT, 22 June 2018 | UPDATED: 10:34 EDT, 22 June 2018
The 2,000-year-old remains of a 'sleeping beauty' buried in lavish clothes and carrying gifts for the afterlife have been found under a Russian reservoir.
The woman - laid to rest in a silk skirt and with a pouch of pine nuts on her chest - was accidentally mummified as her impervious stone tomb naturally preserved her body.
Scientists believe several high-value items found in the grave, including a gemstone buckle on a beaded belt and a Chinese-style mirror found in the woman's make-up box, were placed there to accompany her to the afterlife.
Archaeologists speculate she was a young 'Hun woman' and hope to understand more about her life as they continue to analyse the well-preserved remains.
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