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Thursday, April 27, 2006

Korean Mummy
    400-Year-Old Female Mummy Found

    The 400-year-old mummy was found with several sets of her clothes and earth wares in Hadong, South Gyeongsang Province, South Korea on April 7, 2006.The 154-cm-tall female mummy has been able to keep her body uncorrupted thanks to special line plaster made out of shell powder and charcoal, according to the local excavation team. The mummy is believed to be a wife of a low ranking government official during Jeoseon Dynasty (1392-1910).
[image and text from Photo News]