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 language | English |
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Title of host publication | The Handbook of Mummy Studies |
Subtitle of host publication | New Frontiers in Scientific and Cultural Perspectives |
Publisher | Springer Nature |
Pages | 1117-1135 |
Number of pages | 19 |
ISBN (Electronic) | 9789811533549 |
ISBN (Print) | 9789811533532 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - 18 Nov 2021 |
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Keywords
- China
- Grave
- Joseon dynasty
- Ming dynasty
- Mummy
- Song dynasty