Monday, December 14th, 2015. As Princess Cannabis was known the woman’s corpse preserved in ice 2,500 years old. It is also affectionately known as Princess Ukok, the place where she was buried.
Remote and high Altai Mountains in Siberia; have been home to many civilizations for millennia. The tomb mentioned, was discovered in 1993 along with jewelry and other objects, including a vessel containing Cannabis is included.
It is also believed that the Lady Ice, Princess Cannabis or Princess Ukok; could become a shaman or healer, and her tomb has several characteristics that indicate its high status, but differs significantly from the tombs that apparently belonged to royalty. It is believed that the row of nearby tombs containing the remains of individuals of the royal family, although it is located in a prominent place.
The jewels found buried with the body, are mostly wooden gold-plated, and therefore, a little lower than the metal and solid elements related to the Pazyryk royalty. Furthermore, the princess is buried alone; which is unusual in a culture that couples usually buried together. This may be indicative of her celibacy, a condition often associated with shamanism or priesthood. Her clothes were of excellent quality, with many decorative details. Her internal organs were removed after death, and her body mummified in the same way as royalty.
often associated with shamanism or priesthood. Her clothes were of excellent quality, with many decorative details. Her internal organs were removed after death, and her body mummified in the same way as royalty.
There is evidence to suggest that Lady Ice suffered osteomyelitis since childhood or adolescence, probably causing her considerable pain, possibly leaving her disabled. According to the analysis, suffering from metastatic breast cancer; diseases that between twenty and twenty-eight, finally caused her death.
Thanks to modern research, we are now increasingly aware of the capability of Cannabis to handle various types of chronic pain, including that produced by cancer. The use of this substance may have helped the princess in their shamanic practices, due to its potential effects to alter the mind and reach a state of trance consciousness.
At first, the people of her tribe had great care and attention to remove their organs and embalm his body; burying it with reverence and dignity. When was unearthed thousands of years later, her body began to deteriorate almost immediately; as quickly she thawed and was exposed to elements that immediately began to colonize what was left of skin and flesh. The body moved to a research center in Gorno-Altaisk (the capital of the Altai Republic), where she was placed in etching alcohol, which has served to control the decomposition of the remains.
ALFA