Siberian Ice Maiden
Mummified body of a woman from the 5th century BC
Siberian Ice Maiden
The Siberian Ice Maiden, also known as the Altai Princess or Princess of Ukok, is the naturally preserved mummy of a young woman from the Pazyryk culture who lived during the 5th century BCE. Discovered in 1993 in a frozen kurgan on the Ukok Plateau in the Altai Republic of southern Siberia, Russia, her remains were preserved for approximately 2,400 years by ice that formed within the burial chamber. The burial contained exceptionally well-preserved clothing, tattoos, wooden furnishings, sacrificed horses, and other organic materials that provided rare insights into the culture and mortuary practices of Iron Age nomadic peoples of the Eurasian Steppe. Since her excavation, the Siberian Ice Maiden has become a prominent symbol of Indigenous Altaian cultural heritage and the subject of debates over archaeology, identity, and the repatriation of human remains. She is currently housed at the Republican National Museum in Gorno-Altaisk.
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