Archaeologists Were Shocked When They Dug Up This Ancient Mummy In China

When one thinks of mummies, they often picture the variety that sit in pretty sarcophagi in museums (or perhaps the ones that fight Brendan Fraser in The Mummy). Either way, mummies come from Egypt. This is known...right?
Recently, road workers in China discovered a strange, solid structure below the ground that ended up being a tomb of a perfectly preserved body. The body possibly dated back to over 700 years. For all intents and purposes, the body of the woman was mummified, but was she meant to be? Or was this some kind of ancient freak accident? Why was this found in China, of all places?
The mummy was found by road workers in Taizhou, part of the Jiangsu Province located in Eastern China. The workers recognized that this strange solid object might be important, and immediately contacted the Taizhou Museum so they could have a look.

The tomb had three heavy layers. When the final one was lifted, they discovered a bizarrely preserved face soaking in a puddle of water.

Although the actual timeline for the body is unknown, the woman was swaddled in silk, linens, and garb customary for the Ming dynasty. This could mean that it is around 700 years old.

Researchers are unsure if this was intentional, but the body was buried in a fortunate environment. The strange brown water in the casket was the perfect temperature and amount to prevent bacteria from growing and decomposing the corpse.

The body's eyebrows, eyelashes, and hair are still intact.

The possessions that the ancient woman was buried in give experts an in-depth look at the fashion and the customs of the Ming dynasty. Still, there are many questions that have yet to be answered. For instance, we don't know how she died.