LOS ANGELES (AP) — Lady Dai was a Chinese nobleman’s wife in her mid-50s when she died of a heart attack. She was overweight, had diabetes, high blood pressure, high cholesterol, liver disease ...

Lady Dai lay since before the birth of Jesus in a hermetically sealed tomb 12 meters underground. Her body was inside four layers of coffins . A thick layer of white pasty earth covered the ground.

The tomb raiders dug down 30 feet into Mawangdui -- a mound in Hunan, China, long known as a burial site for ancient nobility -- but they missed the mark. At some point they did find, and loot ...

The incredibly preserved Lady of Dai mummy from her tomb at Mawangdui Credit: Alamy. Her skin is soft, her arms and legs can bend, her internal organs are still intact and she has her own Type-A ...

The Lady of Dai mummy from the Mawangdui tomb Alamy This Chinese woman has been preserved for over 2,100 years and she’s baffled scientists. Called the Lady of Dai, she’s considered the best ...

When Lady Dai's tomb was first opened, there were gasps because there was no decay, Tai said. Oxygen took an immediate toll, but even today, her body is well preserved at the Hunan Provincial Museum.

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Lady Dai was a Chinese nobleman's wife in her mid-50s when she died of a heart attack. She was overweight, had diabetes, high blood pressure, high ...