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In November 2001, an event that shocked the academic world occurred. The first child mummy was discovered in Korea. This discovery led to systematic research on mummies. A time capsule containing information about the time of burial was discovered. The discovery of one mummy allowed the research team to obtain a lot of information. The dating results showed that the mummy had died about 300 years ago, and pollen from the soil suggested that it had been buried on a warm spring day. Based on the condition of the teeth and skeleton, the mummy was a 5-year-old boy. Based on the fact that the mummy was buried in the ancestral graveyard of the Haepyeong Yun clan, a DNA test revealed that the owner of the mummy was Yun Ho, a relative of the Haepyeong Yun clan. The cause of death is presumed to be smallpox... A team of experts including forensic medicine (National Institute of Scientific Investigation), anatomy, skin and hair experts, biology and physics experts, and traditional clothing researchers were organized to conduct a multifaceted study on the mummy. The investigation team precisely CT scanned the mummy at 1mm intervals to reconstruct its appearance as it was when it was alive. When excavated, the tomb still contained the deep love of the parents who had lost their children. Perhaps because they could not bury their young children in the cold tomb, the mummy had his father's pants laid out and his mother's long clothes covered. The boy mummy slept covered in his parents' love. The production team carefully estimated 'Yunho's' life based on the childcare diary of a Joseon aristocrat from the same period, 'Yangarok'. History Special Episode 172 - Boy Mummy Wakes Up After 300 Years (broadcast on October 26, 2002) http://history.kbs.co.kr/