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KMID : 1237720230560030404
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Anatomy & Cell Biology
2023 Volume.56 No. 3 p.404 ~ p.408
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Anthropological report of arctic people’s mummy found at a medieval grave of West Siberia
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Sergey Mikhailovich Slepchenko
Alexander Vasilyevich Gusev
Evgenia Olegovna Svyatova
Hong Jong-Ha
Lee Hye-Jin
Shin Dong-Hoon
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Abstract
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In arctic zone of West Siberia, native people’s bodies were sometimes mummified inside the medieval graves. In 2013 to 2017, we conducted the excavations of medieval graves at Zeleny Yar cemetery in Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous Okrug. Among the burials, current report deals with the mummy grave #79. During the investigation, bronze plate and strips, woven or fur clothing, leather strap, beads, bronze bracelets, and iron knife etc. were collected. Anatomical and radiological research showed that the mummy was found intact with hair, skin, and skeletons, but the preservation status of soft tissue differed greatly depending on the area. The brain and eyes were well preserved, but the chest and abdominal organs almost disappeared. The arms were preserved to some extent, but only the bones remained in the legs. The West Siberian mummy could be a great resource for anthropologists to reveal the biological aspects of arctic indigenous people.
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KEYWORD
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Arctic region, Radiography, Mummies, Siberia, Anatomy
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