千年不腐的新疆干尸

XINJIANG MUMMIES UNDECAYED OVER THOUSANDS OF YEARS

美丽、富饶的新疆,是古代各民族迁徙、交汇、融合的地方。在这片古老而神秘的土地上,有着探索不尽的历史奥秘。其中,令人惊叹的是独特的自然条件造就的奇迹—一千年不腐的古人类遗体干尸。1980年出土于罗布泊北端铁板河的一具女尸,距今已有4000年历史,但其美丽的面容和披肩的长发至今仍清晰可辨,她因此被誉为“楼兰美女”。 80年代,考古工作者在“丝绸之路”上的洛浦、民丰、且末、吐鲁番、哈密等地发掘了许多墓葬,出上了大量的珍贵文物和干尸。这些干尸皮肤完整,毛发俱全,似在睡梦之中。

Since 1980s, the archaeological workers have successively discovered a large number of mummies in the territory of Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region. These mummies have intact skin and hair, seemingly alive as if they were in their sleep. Among them, the most striking ones are a baby corpse that was buried 3000 years ago and a male corpse in Yingpan buried during the period from Han to Jin dynasty. These mummies have been well-preserved due to particular natural conditions in a dry climate. They provided quite valuable information for the study of the clothing, custom and funeral rituals of the time. Xinjiang mummies are now displayed in the Museum of Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region.