Discovered mummy of 500-year-old women in Korea

A mummy of 500-year-old women, believed to be the wife of a high-ranking government official during the Joseon Dynasty, was discovered in South Korea with a bag and personal items.

The 500-year-old mummy is believed to be a noble woman.

The mummy, 154cm tall, was discovered last month by a group of scholars and researchers from Seokyeong Cultural Heritage Research Institute in an industrial park under construction in Osan, about 55 km from Seoul. South.

The woman in a wooden coffin with a nameplate implies her husband's position in the government. Based on clothes and hairstyles, researchers believe she was a noble woman living in the 16th century under the Joseon Dynasty (1392-1910).

The mummies are often buried with their most valuable possessions. As for this woman, the most important thing for her is a handbag.

The woman was wrapped in shrouds and buried with clothes, personal belongings, including a ceramic vase, a comb and hair pins.

Personal items of women.

A preliminary analysis of the wooden coffin suggests that she is an important woman. A Joseon dynasty clothing is also found on the mummy. Researchers hope the outfit will provide valuable information to study women's lifestyle at the time.

'It is very rare to find a well-dressed mummy and be preserved in perfect condition like this,' said Kim Woo-rim, the leader of the excavation team. This mummy will help us study life in the early days of the Joeson dynasty.

According to the researchers, the woman seems to die from a chronic disease caused by her face and skinny people.

The wooden casket is plastered.

In the early days of the Joseon Dynasty, people often buried noble characters in a closed casket covered in plaster to prevent the decay of the corpse. As a result, the bodies are preserved naturally in a vacuum.

'In Korea, many mummies believed to be from the Joseon period were found. The latest discovery is consistent with the Joseon burial rite , ' said Jeon Sung-ho, a researcher at Seokyeong Institute.

Although it comes to mummies people often associate with the ancient Egyptians, but the mummification method is also popular in Korea.

However, unlike the Egyptian mummification process, Korean mummies still have intact internal organs, allowing researchers to conduct the tests.

Source: Dailymail