Face of remarkably well-preserved 700-year-old mummy discovered by accident by Chinese construction workers

November 23, 2023 49.3K views
Amazing discovery: The 700-year-old mummy was found in the city of Taizhou, in Jiangsu Province, by construction workers - and her eyebrows were still intact

Immersed: The mummy was found by road workers, and had been preserved in a brown liquidBejewelled: The right hand of the 700-year-old mummy shows her preserved skin, and a ring adorns her finger

Wonderfully preserved: This close up of the mummy's shoes shows how well preserved her corpse it

Raised: The group of archaeologists, from the Museum of Taizhou, are shown lifting the corpse out of the coffins to examine their find

Mummy in coffin