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Dried corpse
spanning 445 years found in SE China
A dried male corpse lies in the coffin
discovered in a grotto of Jixi Village of Shancheng Town,
Taining County in southeast China's Fujian Province, April 17,
2008. The corpse has spanned 445 years, according to its
tombstone which dated the year 1554, within the time of Emperor
Jiajing, the 12th Ming Dynasty (1368-1644) emperor. Local
authority there decided to conserve the corpse on the spot.
A dried male corpse lies in the coffin
discovered in a grotto of Jixi Village of Shancheng Town,
Taining County in southeast China's Fujian Province, April 17,
2008.
An archeologist examines a dried male corpse
discovered in a grotto of Jixi Village of Shancheng Town, Taining
County in southeast China's Fujian Province, April 17, 2008.
A dried male corpse lies in the coffin
discovered in a grotto of Jixi Village of Shancheng Town, Taining
County in southeast China's Fujian Province, April 17, 2008.
Photo taken on April 17 shows the tomb where
a dried male corpse was discovered, in Jixi Village of Shancheng
Town, Taining County in southeast China's Fujian Province.
2008-04-20
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