2,000-year-old corpse found in China

A 2,000-year-old female corpse has been unearthed in China.

The well-preserved remains are believed to date from the Western Han Dynasty, which existed BC 206 to AD 24.

The corpse, which was found in the Jiangsu Province, is being examined at the Lianyungang Museum.

It's curator Zhou Jinping told Xinhua it still has elastic muscle tissue from being immersed in special fluid in her coffin.

Most of the skin has turned brown and the veins of some toes, which were exposed above the liquid, were visible.

Mr Zhou says a rectangular lacquer box, bamboo food container, comb, copper mirror, lock of hair with a hairpin were also found in the coffin.

He says further examinations will take place to discover the woman's precise historical age, social status and other background details.

It is the third well-preserved Han Dynasty corpse to be found.