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'''Xin Zhui''' (213 BC-163 BC) also known as '''Lady Dai''' or the '''Diva Mummy''' is a 2,100-year-old [[mummy]] from the [[Western Han Dynasty]].<ref name=HollowayAO>{{cite web |url=http://www.ancient-origins.net/ancient-places-asia/enduring-mystery-lady-dai-mummy-001357 |title=The enduring mystery of The Lady of Dai mummy |author=April Holloway |date=February 19, 2014 |publisher=Ancient Origins |access-date=January 24, 2017}}</ref> To date, she is the best preserved ancient human ever found.<ref name=HollowayAO/> She was the [[wife]] of [[Li Cang]], the [[marquis]] of [[Dai County|Dai]].<ref name=Bonn-MullerAM>{{cite web |url=http://archive.archaeology.org/online/features/mawangdui/ |title=China's Sleeping Beauty |author=Eti Bonn-Muller |date=April 10, 2009 |publisher=Archaeology Magazine |access-date=January 24, 2017}}</ref> She had gained fame more than 2,000 years after her death. This was when her [[tomb]] was discovered inside a hill in [[Hunan]], [[China]].<ref name=NewtonDM>{{cite web |url=http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3989292/The-best-mummy-2-000-year-old-preserved-body-Lady-Dai-hair-soft-skin.html |title=The best mummy ever: The 2,000-year-old preserved body of the Lady of Dai still has her own hair and soft skin|author=Jennifer Newton |date=December 1, 2016 |publisher=Daily Mail |access-date=January 24, 2017}}</ref> She and her [[jewels]] are located at the [[Hunan Provincial Museum]]. |
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'''Xin Zhui''' (213 BC-163 BC) also known as '''Lady Dai''' was the [[wife]] of ''[[Li Cang]]''. She had gained fame more than 2,000 years after her death. She and her [[jewels]] are located at the [[Hunan Provincial Museum]] in [[Henan]]. |
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==Disoovery of corpse== |
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== Mummy == |
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In 1971, her mummified body was found. All her organs and [[blood vessel]]s were intact. They found out that she had [[Type A blood|Type A]] blood. The corpse is still intact and is still intact to this day, after more than 2,000 years after her death. |
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In 1971, her [[mummified]] body was found. All her [[organ (anatomy)|organ]]s and [[blood vessel]]s were still seen. They found out that she had [[Type A blood|Type A]] blood. Her [[skin]] was still elastic.<ref name=HollowayAO/> Her [[joint]]s could still be moved.<ref name=HollowayAO/> She still had her [[eyelash]]es and [[hair]] in her [[nostril]]s.<ref name=HollowayAO/> Lady Dai was [[overweight]].<ref name=NewtonDM/> She suffered from [[diabetes]].<ref name=NewtonDM/> She also had [[high blood pressure]], [[Arteriosclerosis|clogged arteries]] and her heart was badly [[wikt:damage|damage]]d.<ref name=NewtonDM/> |
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==Death== |
==Death== |
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Xin died from a [[heart |
Xin died from a [[heart attack]] because of poor health conditions at the time. She also suffered internal [[parasites]] and had [[gallstone]]s logged in her [[gall bladder]]. She had also suffered a lot of pain from a fused spinal disc. |
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== References == |
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* [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q6lzyWNN6fE The 2,000 Year-Old Mummified Body of Lady Xin Zhui, Hunan Museum, Changsha, China; YouTube] |
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Latest revision as of 22:00, 15 August 2023
Xin Zhui (213 BC-163 BC) also known as Lady Dai or the Diva Mummy is a 2,100-year-old mummy from the Western Han Dynasty.[1] To date, she is the best preserved ancient human ever found.[1] She was the wife of Li Cang, the marquis of Dai.[2] She had gained fame more than 2,000 years after her death. This was when her tomb was discovered inside a hill in Hunan, China.[3] She and her jewels are located at the Hunan Provincial Museum.
Mummy
[change | change source]In 1971, her mummified body was found. All her organs and blood vessels were still seen. They found out that she had Type A blood. Her skin was still elastic.[1] Her joints could still be moved.[1] She still had her eyelashes and hair in her nostrils.[1] Lady Dai was overweight.[3] She suffered from diabetes.[3] She also had high blood pressure, clogged arteries and her heart was badly damaged.[3]
Death
[change | change source]Xin died from a heart attack because of poor health conditions at the time. She also suffered internal parasites and had gallstones logged in her gall bladder. She had also suffered a lot of pain from a fused spinal disc.
References
[change | change source]- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 April Holloway (February 19, 2014). "The enduring mystery of The Lady of Dai mummy". Ancient Origins. Retrieved January 24, 2017.
- ↑ Eti Bonn-Muller (April 10, 2009). "China's Sleeping Beauty". Archaeology Magazine. Retrieved January 24, 2017.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 Jennifer Newton (December 1, 2016). "The best mummy ever: The 2,000-year-old preserved body of the Lady of Dai still has her own hair and soft skin". Daily Mail. Retrieved January 24, 2017.
Other websites
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