"Handsome" Ancient Mummy Found in Remote Northwest China
April 24, 1999 - 0:0
TEHRAN An ancient mummy dubbed the "handsome Yingpan man" has been found in China's remote northwest province of Xinjiang, AFP reported. Archaeologists from the Xinjiang Archeological Institute found the mummified body when they opened a coffin in a graveyard dating back 1,900 years, Xinhua news agency reported. The mummy had thick brown hair, a shrunken face and body, and gray and brown skin.
But its beard, eyebrows and eyelashes were clearly discernible and its clothes were intact and retained their bright color, said Xinhua news agency. The mummified man, believed to have lived during the eastern Han dynasty (25-220 A.D.), was 1.8 meters (nearly six feet) tall and might have died at about 25 years of age.
But its beard, eyebrows and eyelashes were clearly discernible and its clothes were intact and retained their bright color, said Xinhua news agency. The mummified man, believed to have lived during the eastern Han dynasty (25-220 A.D.), was 1.8 meters (nearly six feet) tall and might have died at about 25 years of age.