The Beauty of Loulan
The Loulan Beauty is the preserved dead body of a woman who lived during the Bronze Age around 4000 years ago. She was discovered on April 1, 1980, near the Silk Road in China’s Xinjiang region by archaeologists and members of the Xinjiang Academy of Social Sciences’ Archaeological Institute.
Unlike Egyptian mummies, the Loulan Beauty was preserved almost by chance. She was laid to rest near a salt lake in the desert, where the arid conditions preserved even the finer details of her face, such as her eyelashes. Moreover, scientists discovered that her shoes and clothes had been worn out and repaired numerous times.