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The best-preserved ancient human ever found had 130 melon seeds in her stomach

Ellsworth Toohey
Apr 01, 2026
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By Huangdan2060 - Own work, Public Domain, Link

When archaeologists opened the tomb of Xin Zhui (Lady Dai) at Mawangdui in Changsha in 1972, they found a body that had been dead for over 2,100 years but retained elastic skin, flexible joints, intact eyelashes, distinct fingerprints, and Type A blood still in her vessels. The joints bent. The skin gave wh…

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