Mummies of song-ming dynasty in China

Dong Hoon Shin, Chang Seok Oh, Jong Ha Hong

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Abstract

Over the past several decades, mummies have been found along with very wellpreserved cultural artifacts (e.g., clothing) in tombs representative of the Song and Ming dynasties from Chinese history. Despite their academic significance, Song- Ming period mummies have not been reported in detail outside China. Although the structure of Song-Ming tombs was very diverse, most that held mummified remains had been sealed by a lime-soil-rice paste mixture likely implicated in the mummification that occurred therein.We presume that Song-Ming period tombs of China and those of the Joseon period in Korea have the same cultural origins. Both peoples must have accepted this tomb style, particularly as it effectively defended against grave robbers and was cost-efficient to construct.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationThe Handbook of Mummy Studies
Subtitle of host publicationNew Frontiers in Scientific and Cultural Perspectives
PublisherSpringer Nature
Pages1117-1135
Number of pages19
ISBN (Electronic)9789811533549
ISBN (Print)9789811533532
DOIs
StatePublished - 18 Nov 2021

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Keywords

  • China
  • Grave
  • Joseon dynasty
  • Ming dynasty
  • Mummy
  • Song dynasty

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