����Archeologists
have excavated a well-preserved man corpse of the Ming Dynasty
(1368-1644) in an ancient tomb on the outskirts of Nanjing,
the capital of east China's Jiangsu Province.
����The corpse dating back 500 years turned
dark brown when it was found in a construction site. There
is hair on the head of the corpse and beard on the face. The
body has elasticity and his joints even can bend.
����Judging by the burial forms, four ancient
tombs found in the construction site are tombs of the Ming
Dynasty.
����When archeologists opened the outer
tomb, a red coffin facing the south was revealed with a fragrance
coming from the coffin.
����The corpse is 1.7 meter long and a bit
overweight. Archeologists estimated that the occupant of the
tomb died at the age of about 60 and his toes and fingers
are well preserved.
����Thanks to the sealing technique and
the placing of traditional Chinese medicines around the corpse,
the corpse can weather 500 years without becoming rotten.
����Archeologists and medical experts will
anatomize the corpse.
����(Xinhua 03/29/2001)