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China's Sleeping Beauty
A landmark exhibition awakens the legacy of a Western Han Dynasty noblewoman.

The Fascinating Stories Behind the World's Best-Preserved Mummies
Preserving the dead dates back thousands of years. To the ancient Egyptians, death was only the beginning, and embalming bodies was a regular occurrence, as was typical of many ancient cultures. Some dead are mummified as a political statement, others by complete accident. Here are some of the world's best-preserved mummies; each has its tale to tell. The stories behind some of these corpses is nothing short of mind-blowing.

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Bonn-Muller, E. (2009, April 10). China's sleeping beauty. Archaeology Archive. https://archive.archaeology.org/online/features/mawangdui/
Daily Motion. (2016). The 2,000 year-old mummified body of Lady Xin Zhui [Video]. YouTube. https://www.dailymotion.com/video/x3kii9c
Ponic, J. (2020, April 12). The fascinating stories behind the world's best-preserved mummies. Owlcation. https://owlcation.com/humanities/PreservedMummies

HSIE - Elective History - Year 9 - Preserved Human Remains: Xin Zhui

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