MUMMY UNEARTHED
DISCOVERY IN EUROPE. FIRST TIME IN HISTORY.' ; .WOMAN’S PERFECTLY-PRE-S: SERVED BODY. I .(United Press Association—By Electric . Telegraph.—Copyright.) Received August 24, 9.0 a.m. VIENNA, Aug. 23. For the first time in history a | mummy lias been unearthed in Eu- | rope. It is a perfectly-preserved woI man’s body, dressed in Roman Royal purple, proving her connection with E an Imperial house. I The discovery was mado in a Rus- (| eian tomb near Budapest. Lying in the |: grave beside the mummy were a pot | : of rouge, a bowl of powder, three | bottles of scent and numerous jewels, including ivory hairpins, a bronze S; needle and a Roman coin indicating m' Hi at she lived in 225, A.D.
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Manawatu Standard, Volume IV, Issue 225, 24 August 1931, Page 7
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116MUMMY UNEARTHED Manawatu Standard, Volume IV, Issue 225, 24 August 1931, Page 7
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