Archaeologists opened the Tomba del Cerbero in Giugliano, Italy, finding a 2,000-year-old mummy in a well-preserved condition. The experts also discovered medical supplies.
Archaeologists were left surprised during an investigation inside the Tomba del Cerbero — a tomb located in Giugliano, Italy. Following an inspection with a microcamera, experts discovered it was possible to physically open the unsealed 2,000-year-old stone coffin known as a sarcophagus. This was the first time the contents of the tomb have been seen with human eyes following its discovery last year near Naples.
Once opened, they found a mummy in an 'excellent state of conservation,' according to a press release from the Superintendence Archaeology Fine Arts & Landscape for the Naples Metropolitan Area. The well-preserved remains of the body were found lying face-up covered by a shroud, which experts predict was mineralized to climatic conditions of the burial chamber. For more Lifestyle articles, visit www.foxnews.com/lifestyle.
The remains were surrounded by various ointments and a small metal tool used in Ancient Greece and Rome to clean the body before bathing. 'In recent months, in fact, laboratory analysis conducted on samples taken at the inhumates and depositional beds, in fact, they returned a considerable amount of data about the treatment of the body of the deceased and the funerary ritual put in place,' Nuzzo added.
Archaeologists, technicians, chemists and anthropologists, funded by the Ministry of Culture, will be continuing investigations and sampling activities.
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