Discovered the 2,000-year-old remains of 'Sleeping Beauty in the Forest' in Ethiopia

Experts also discovered countless precious jewels buried with this beautiful sparkling remains.

Discovered 2,000-year-old remains in Ethiopia

In the ancient city of Aksum (Ethiopia), archaeologists recently discovered the grave of 2,000-year-old women dubbed "Sleeping Beauty" and countless jewels and artifacts. Stunning dating from the first and second centuries.

These elaborately crafted jewels include necklaces made of thousands of colored beads, Roman glass beads and glass perfume bottles.

Further research, archaeologists also discovered this 2,000-year-old woman's hand wore a beautiful bronze ring and was buried with a large brass mirror.

Louise Schofield, a former curator of the British Museum, said: "This woman is buried next to a bronze treasure and even unique makeup like eyeliner ."

Not only that, but around her remains were sprinkled with a lot of high-quality beads and the dress was also decorated with stone beads. This shows that, in ancient times, she was an extremely beautiful, high status woman and loved by many people.

Archaeologists believe that, with elaborate burial and many accompanying jewels, it is possible that this woman is an ancient princess .

The way the remains are not far away, experts also discovered two completely intact drinking glasses and a cup designed to contain the last tear of the dead.

Finding a clay pot that could contain food and drinks for her before going to the other world opened up hope for researchers to analyze the ancient people's eating habits . Experts now continue to analyze and hope to find the cause of her death.

The Aksumite Kingdom in Ethiopia is not a myth, but a commercial power. Thanks to both the Nile River and the Red Sea trade routes, Aksum's trade was thriving. In the first century, most Ethiopians were under the rule of Aksum.

The strength and prosperity of Aksum allowed them to expand into both Arabs. In the third century, a Persian philosopher wrote that Aksum was one of the four largest kingdoms in the world, alongside Rome, China and Persia.