In Yamal, archaeologists have found the mummy of a teenage boy – a REGNUM

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Salekhard, July 16, 2015, 19:28 – REGNUM In Salekhard, archaeologists uncovered bark cocoon of human remains found in the end of June on the excavation of a medieval burial Green Yar. Inside was the mummy of a teenage boy, reports July 16 correspondent IA REGNUM .

As reported previously IA REGNUM , archaeologists have unearthed an ancient burial Priuralsky district of Yamal. A group of scientists conducting field work on the basis of the archaeological complex of Green Yar discovered perfectly preserved bark cocoon in which, apparently, is the mummy of a man. Date of disposal – roughly XIII century AD.

According to “News-Yamal”, the first assumption that the child is in a cocoon of adolescence confirmed. Then check the metal detector showed that in the cocoon contains a significant amount of metal products. As expected, in birchbark shroud has a copper plate. A copper has antibacterial properties.

Run the procedure of opening in the field it was impossible, so the finding was delivered in Salekhard. Before opening the scan was made. The bones and joints of the body are not damaged, the skeleton is not distorted. Scientists believe that in a birch bark cocoon found the boy, since it is buried with a small hatchet.

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