The 2,500-year-old mummified remains of a Siberian princess with tattoos on her body will be presented to the public for the first time, despite protests from local peoples. Preserved in the permafrost of the Altai Mountains, her remains were wrapped in fur in a timid manner. She is believed to have died at the age of about 25 and is the first known victim of breast cancer.
Mysterious skin tattoo.
20 years ago, her tomb was excavated at an altitude of 2,500m on the Ukok plateau, which contained many precious treasures and 6 horses. However, the decision to display her body at a public museum in Gorno Altaisk, near her former resting place, has caused outrage among the local ethnic minority group in the Altai Republic of the Russian Federation.
The 2500-year-old mummy of a Siberian princess will be presented to the public for the first time.
People here believe that the mummy with her “modern-day” tattoos will attract evil spirits. Instead, they expect her to be reburied at the original mausoleum. Local campaigner Akai Khan said: “It is not allowed to disturb the rest of the deceased and especially not to put their pictures on the media. After the tomb was excavated, we witnessed many earthquakes, floods, hail that never happened before.”
The tattoos on the body of the princess are extremely mysterious.
However, despite the promises to the indigenous people, images of her mummy will still be on television early next month. Experts in charge of preserving the body of Vladimir Ilyich Lenin advise that appropriate methods are needed to preserve the mummy. They designed a special coffin made of glass and wood so that her body would not be damaged by the environment. As expected, she will be wrapped in a fur scarf, revealing artistic tattoos on her shoulders and fingers for the public to see.
However, the display of her body was strongly opposed by the local ethnic people.
According to the analysis of scientists, she is the princess of the ancient Pazyryk culture, who lived about 100 years before the birth of Christianity. She contracted breast cancer then passed away. Six horses and a set of reins were buried with her to escort her to the afterlife. In addition, her luggage included a meal with lamb, a pack of marijuana to help her relieve the pain. From the costumes and cosmetics found in the tomb, researchers were able to reconstruct her fashion and beauty secrets. Her head is completely shaved. She uses a wig made of horsehair with a wooden deer pinned on it as a decoration.