In 1986, a group of workers was digging the soil to build a hospital's air-raid shelter in the Mauangdui Mountains in China's Hunan Province. At one point they suddenly found a grave under the ground, but it was not a grave. Because the discovery of this tomb, which happened to be by chance, leads archaeologists to one of the greatest discoveries of the twentieth century - the mummy of Lady Dye. First of all, let's find out the identity of this Lady Dye. She was the wife of Li Chang, ruler of the Changsha Kingdom during the ancient Han Dynasty of China. His real name is Shin Yui. She is also known as Lady Dye. He was born about 2200 BC, about 2200 years ago. That's where the work of carving the shelter ended. Later, in 1972, a team of international archaeologists, with the help of about 1,500 students from a local high school, carried out extensive excavations. The mummy's grave was about 12 meters deep in the ground.
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A large chamber with four walls around it was built to hold the coffin. Of course, it would be wrong to call it the "coffin", because the inside of one coffin was the other - thus protecting the four coffins of Lady Dye's mummy. The paintings on each coffin are different - each painting marks a step forward in his or her next life. Inside the chamber was also found about 1000 archeological specimens - his favorite clothes, utensils, cosmetics, etc.
He even had food prepared for his later life. Accompanied by 18 wooden statues, these symbolize his maids and various musical instruments. But what surprised the scientists by impressing so many things is the mummy of Lady Dye wrapped in 20/22 layer silk cloth. The mummy was as safe as the body of a dead man. This is the best-protected mummy at any point found. The mummy's hair was intact even up to the eyelids. Skin was still smooth, the ligaments were so secure that it was possible to bend the limbs. But he died about 18 BC - about 2200 years ago today. Research on mummies reveals all the more surprising information. Blood is found in his body - A positive group. Researchers even recovered 137 watermelon seeds from his body. Watermelon seeds take about an hour to digest.
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That means watermelon was probably his last meal before he died. According to scientists, Lady Dye died of a heart attack. There was evidence that he was suffering from obesity, high blood pressure, gallstones, diabetes, etc. It is believed that he was highly influential and wealthy due to unbalanced eating habits and lack of physical activity. Outcome - Heart disease and finally death due to heart attack. Around then he was around 50 years of age. The biggest question that remains is how this mummy was kept so safe. The researchers said that his coffin was protected from water and air by charcoal inside and a layer of soil on top so that new bacteria could not enter and the decomposition reaction did not occur. But just so? No, the answer to this mystery is hidden in another mystery. Lady Dye's mummy is so intact because of a special chemical used in her mummification process.
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Scientists have found the existence of magnesium in this liquid chemical. The liquid is slightly acidic. There is also evidence of mercury in his coffin. However, the true identity of this particular chemical remains a mystery. This one of the best discoveries of the twentieth century is now preserved in the Hunan Museum in China.
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