19th Century Woman Mummified Inside the Airtight Metallic Case

19th Century Woman Mummified Inside the Airtight Metallic Case

Trista - May 7, 2019

 

19th Century Woman Mummified Inside the Airtight Metallic Case
An Egyptian mummy. Wikimedia.

27. The Mummy

The body was removed to a morgue for investigation. It turns the body was incredibly well preserved, being basically mummified. Her clothing was still mostly intact, and her hair was braided with a black comb in the back. The pigment of her skin was still visible, leading the police to identify her as a black woman quickly. From the scraps of metal, they were able to determine she’d been buried in an iron coffin. However, why, and by whom?

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