<p class="title">Archaeologists have discovered the naturalised remains of a mummy, dating back about 2,000 years, in an ancient reservoir in Russia.</p>.<p class="bodytext">According to the researchers from St Petersburg's Institute of History of Material Culture, the remains found in an ancient gravesite near the Sayano-Shushenskaya Dam belong to a mummified young girl.</p>.<p class="bodytext">They also found a belt with beads and a buckle made of jet, a vase resembling those used by Huns of the period, and a box made of birch wood that held a small mirror, 'Phys.org' reported.</p>.<p class="bodytext">The Huns lived in parts of what is now modern China and Siberia almost 2,000 years ago, the researchers noted.</p>.<p class="bodytext">They were migratory, and previous studies have shown they tended to mix with local people.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Initial examination of the mummified remains revealed patches of skin, soft tissue and cloth remnants that appeared to be made of silk.</p>.<p class="bodytext">The researchers noted that the clothing and materials in the grave indicate the girl was likely a nomadic Hun - likely one of high regard and could have been part of the nobility.</p>.<p class="bodytext">They also suggest that the vase contained what appeared to be a funeral meal and that a sack of pine nuts had been placed on her chest. </p>
<p class="title">Archaeologists have discovered the naturalised remains of a mummy, dating back about 2,000 years, in an ancient reservoir in Russia.</p>.<p class="bodytext">According to the researchers from St Petersburg's Institute of History of Material Culture, the remains found in an ancient gravesite near the Sayano-Shushenskaya Dam belong to a mummified young girl.</p>.<p class="bodytext">They also found a belt with beads and a buckle made of jet, a vase resembling those used by Huns of the period, and a box made of birch wood that held a small mirror, 'Phys.org' reported.</p>.<p class="bodytext">The Huns lived in parts of what is now modern China and Siberia almost 2,000 years ago, the researchers noted.</p>.<p class="bodytext">They were migratory, and previous studies have shown they tended to mix with local people.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Initial examination of the mummified remains revealed patches of skin, soft tissue and cloth remnants that appeared to be made of silk.</p>.<p class="bodytext">The researchers noted that the clothing and materials in the grave indicate the girl was likely a nomadic Hun - likely one of high regard and could have been part of the nobility.</p>.<p class="bodytext">They also suggest that the vase contained what appeared to be a funeral meal and that a sack of pine nuts had been placed on her chest. </p>