Bildnummer: 54980692 Datum: 01.03.2011 Copyright: imago/Xinhua (110304) -- TAIZHOU, March 4, 2011 (Xinhua) -- Museum staff members clean up an unrotten female corpse of the Ming dynasty (1368-1644) unearthed in Taizhou of east China s Jiangsu Province, March 3, 2011. The well-preserved female corpse was found on March 1 in one of the three Ming dyansty coffins excavated in Taizhou on Feb. 28. The 1.5 meter-long stiff corpse, tightly wrapped in cerecloth, quilt and clothes, has complete skin and clearly recognizable facial features, hair and even eyelashes. After more cleanup work on Thursday

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• Dimensions: 3318 x 4914 px | 28.1 x 41.6 cm | 11.1 x 16.4 inches | 300dpi
• Date taken: 4 March 2011
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Bildnummer: 54980692 Datum: 01.03.2011 Copyright: imago/Xinhua (110304) -- TAIZHOU, March 4, 2011 (Xinhua) -- Museum staff members clean up an unrotten female corpse of the Ming dynasty (1368-1644) unearthed in Taizhou of east China s Jiangsu Province, March 3, 2011. The well-preserved female corpse was found on March 1 in one of the three Ming dyansty coffins excavated in Taizhou on Feb. 28. The 1.5 meter-long stiff corpse, tightly wrapped in cerecloth, quilt and clothes, has complete skin and clearly recognizable facial features, hair and even eyelashes. After more cleanup work on Thursday, staff members of the Taizhou museum found a number of funerary objects, including a gem ring, a silver hairpin and more than 20 pieces of cotton clothing of Ming dyansty. (Xinhua/Gu Xiangzhong)(llp) CHINA-JIANGSU-TAIZHOU-ANCIENT CORPSE (CN) PUBLICATIONxNOTxINxCHN Gesellschaft o0 Wissenschaft o0 Archäologie kbdig xcb 2011 hoch premiumd o0 Mumie, Fund, reinigen Bildnummer 54980692 Date 01 03 2011 Copyright Imago XINHUA Taizhou March 4 2011 XINHUA Museum Staff Members Clean up to unrotten Female Corpse of The Ming Dynasty 1368 1644 Unearthed in Taizhou of East China S Jiangsu Province March 3 2011 The Well Preserved Female Corpse what Found ON March 1 in One of The Three Ming Dyansty Coffin excavated in Taizhou ON Feb 28 The 1 5 Metres Long Stiff Corpse tightly Wrapped in cerecloth Quilt and Clothes has Complete Skin and clearly Facial Features Hair and even eyelashes After More CleanUp Work ON Thursday Staff Members of The Taizhou Museum Found a Number of funerary Objects including a Gem Ring a Silver and More than 20 Pieces of Cotton Clothing of Ming Dyansty XINHUA GU Xiang Zhong LLP China Jiangsu Taizhou Ancient Corpse CN PUBLICATIONxNOTxINxCHN Society o0 Science o0 Archaeology Kbdig 2011 vertical premiumd o0 Mummy Fund clean