The First Greek Mummy Was A Woman And She Led A Privileged Life

Wow a lead coffin dating back to 300 A.D. with a woman mummy inside wrapped in bandages and purple silk embroidered with gold. The Romans ruled Greece at this time.

The original hair style and eye brows are “exceptionally well preserved” Christina Papageorgopoulou of the University of Zurich and colleagues are saying the mummification process is sophisticated and the techniques were partially Egyptian.

This is a significant find because until now Researchers only had written historic sources that referred to embalming practices. Now they have a mummy.

We know from the mummified remains that myrrh, fats and resins were used. This is the first time these ingredients can be said to have been dated this far back to the geographic area and pertaining to this time. It is believed by some Alexander the Great was preserved in beeswax.

It is known that the Greeks were familiar with extraction of oils from plants because they knew of the medicinal uses. The use of the lead coffin was thought to have contributed to how well the mummy was preserved but after checking cell tissues no lead was found so that was ruled out. It just seems they were good at what they did.

The lead coffin does indicate a high social status and the complete lack of musculoskeletal stress in key areas makes one believe she did not have to work hard at all.

The woman had good teeth hygiene and no diseases. She was about 50 years old, she had brown hair and was about 5 foot 3 inches tall. There is a mystery to the cause of death. By all accounts the woman had a good life in Greece and should still be alive today.

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It was the best kept suppressed story of the century. The cat is out of the bag now.