What puzzled scientists, even more, was the type A blood found flowing through her veins. There were also blood clots in certain places that proved she died from a heart attack. Her body showed signs of other illnesses such as gallstones, high levels of cholesterol, high blood pressure and liver degradation. Pathologists even found no less than 138 melon seeds inside her stomach which was most probably her last meal she had eaten before dying as melon seeds aren’t easily digestible. She might have eaten those before the heart attack.
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Scientists are of the opinion that it was the airtight and impressive tomb that was responsible for Lady Dai’s well-preserved state. The 2000-year-old Chinese mummy was discovered buried 40 feet underground and placed within a pine coffin that was the smallest among a set of four pine boxes. Each box rested within the other. The casket was placed in a funnel-shaped clay lined cypress burial vault. Packed around it was five tons of charcoal that absorbed moisture from the air. The top of the vault was found to be lined with an additional three feet layer of clay to prevent water entering the vault.
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