泰州出土明代古尸防腐条件初探

sis of Antisepsis techniques of the Ming - period corpse excavated in Taizhou

在1980--2011年间，泰州地区先后发现了4具保存完好的明代古尸。这4具古尸集中分布在不到1平方千米的范围内，具有相同的保存条件。通过对古尸埋葬情况的分析，得出一些初步的结论：死者去世后长时间的停柩，使得尸体得以充分脱水，成为干尸，这是古尸得到保存的基本条件；遗体下葬后，在恒温、恒湿、抑菌、密闭的条件下，继续以湿尸的方式得以保存。

Four well-preserved Ming-period corpses were excavated singly from 1980 to 2011. With the same condition of preservation, those corpses were distributed within a range of less than 1 square kilo- meter. Analysis of the burial situation concluded that a long period before burial caused the body to become dehydrated and mummified, which was the basic preservation condition. After the burial in a confined space with constant temperature, humidity and antibacterial conditions, the body could be preserved as a wet corpse （corpse like a fresh body）.