2,000-year-old corpse found intact in mystery fluid

The Straits Times ^ | July 19,2002 | Editorial Staff

[vannrox]

2,000-year-old corpse found intact in mystery fluid

BEIJING - The corpse of a woman who died more than 2,000 years ago has been found well preserved in a mystery fluid in eastern China, state media reported on Saturday.

The body of the woman, who was believed to have lived during the Western Han Dynasty (206 BC - AD 24), still had some of her skin, muscle tissue and veins, according to the Xinhua news agency.

Workers at a building site in Lianyungang, Jiangsu province, discovered the corpse, which was in a coffin, on July 8.

'The female corpse, estimated to be over 2,000 years old, is said to still have elastic muscle tissue from being immersed in a special fluid in her coffin,' Xinhua quoted Lianyungang museum curator Zhou Jinping as saying.

He said a rectangular lacquer box, a bamboo food container, a comb, a copper mirror and a lock of hair with a hairpin were also found in the coffin.

Xinhua described the corpse as priceless in terms of archaeological research and said it was now being preserved in formalin solution and covered with a layer of absorbent cotton.

It said the woman was only the third well-preserved Han Dynasty corpse ever discovered.--AFP

Copyright @ 2002 Singapore Press Holdings. All rights reserved.

[vannrox]

Interesting.

[VadeRetro]

Don't tell Clinton. He's been more attracted to worse.

[strela]

Xinhua described the corpse as priceless in terms of archaeological research and said it was now being preserved in formalin solution ...

Well, her mortal remains sound like they were doing OK for the last 2 millennia WITHOUT formalin???

[dead]

Uh-oh!

Don't let Ted Williams' kid see this.

[jigsaw]

Not to worry. Clinton often prefers the Hand Dynasty.

[pttttt]

Watch eBay China!!

[denydenydeny]

It was Botox.

[Pamlico]

That's nothing. We got Janet "Shake and Bake" Reno. She will put any other mummy to shame.

[Plunge Protection Team]

Now to find her true love who was supposed to wait for her.

[Lazamataz]

Plunge Protection Team

HE EXISTS!!!!!

[TheErnFormerlyKnownAsBig]

Must be the original formula; liquid MSG.

[VadeRetro]

Now to find her true love who was supposed to wait for her.

That would be Boris Karloff's character.

[APBaer]

"Don't tell Clinton. He's been more attracted to worse"

Shit, he married worse.

[Young Werther]

France Nguyen who played "Liat" in the 1958 movie "South Pacific" hawked a facial cream on late night cable channels back in the 80s or 90s. She didn't look any older. Who knows maybe that creme works.

[GovernmentShrinker]

That raised my eyebrows too. I guess some people just can't resist the urge to fix what ain't broke.

[gcruse]

Another Han-me-down.

[gcruse]

Don't let Ted Williams' kid see this.

Or Ted Danson.

[Plunge Protection Team]

Shhhh Laz. I'm just taking a quick break. hehehehe ; )

[bruoz]

The corpse of a woman who died more than 2,000 years ago has been found well preserved in a mystery fluid in eastern China.

I saw her on C-Span today. I think she is from Connecticut.