Excavating the red coffin, mercury flows out, causing experts to panic and run away

The mausoleums are considered the embodiment of thousands of years of Chinese culture. Therefore, many kings and nobles did not hesitate to spend a lot of money and manpower to build their own mausoleums. And the mausoleums and the burial objects inside later became valuable historical values ​​for historians and archaeologists. Many tombs, after being excavated, helped them discover many secrets in history as well as find many national treasures. The mausoleum below is an example.

In 2003, a group of workers were mining at Mount Turki, Tongliao, Inner Mongolia, China, when they accidentally blew up an ancient tomb. They found a mysterious blood-red coffin inside the tomb. The manager immediately reported the situation to the local authorities. Afterwards, the police and an archaeological team arrived at the scene.

While breaking down a mountain, a group of workers accidentally found a mausoleum with a blood-red coffin inside. (Photo: Sohu)

The size of the tomb is not large, based on the design style and inscriptions on the burial objects, it belongs to the Liao Dynasty. According to experts, this tomb is at least 1,000 years old.

Most of the burial objects inside the tomb were still intact. The number of burial objects reached 200 items. Most of them were crystal cups, daggers, saddles, earrings, necklaces, etc.

However, what archaeologists are most interested in at the moment is the red coffin. The coffin is engraved with many patterns of phoenixes, flowers and clouds. Around the coffin lid are hung many small bells and many other decorations. From this, it can be seen that the owner of the tomb was a member of the Liao royal family.

The tomb's owner is a woman covered in many layers of silk. (Photo: Sohu)

After opening the coffin, archaeologists found a corpse that did not wear a metal mask like other Khitan royals. The person in the coffin wore a gold crown, a cotton cap, and braided hair on both sides. The face was covered with a layer of embroidered silk. According to observations, this could be a woman.

The experts agreed to take an X-ray of the woman’s body before removing the covering. As they were about to remove the covering, a mysterious liquid spilled out. Some people saw this and shouted: “Run, it’s dangerous!”

The liquid that leaked out from under the fabric was extremely toxic mercury. (Photo: Sohu)

Finally, the team of experts had to put on protective gear to continue working. It turned out that the strange liquid was mercury, a highly toxic substance that can easily kill a person in just a small amount. The ancient Liao people often had the custom of pouring mercury on the dead to preserve them. That is why this woman's body remained in such an intact state.

After DNA testing, experts discovered that the identity of the tomb's owner was not ordinary. She was Princess Yu Lu Do Gu, the younger sister of King Taizu of Liao. Her DNA test results matched the king's, proving that the two were related by blood.

Quoc Thai (Source: Sohu)

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