Fullerence in Charcoal of Mawangdui Chinese Han-Dynasty Tomb

A fresh women corpse was found at Mawangdui Han-dynasty tomb in Hunan province in 1972. It was a marvel that was kept fresh for about two thousands years. Archaeologist and geologist proposed that was induced by buried and geological conditions. The charcoal in Mawangdui Han-Dynasty Tomb was measured with high-resolution transmission electron microscope and X-ray diffractometer. Two kinds of carbon structure were found in this charcoal: turbostastic carbon and alike graphite. Pullerence was found in this charcoal. The kind of charcoal is important to keeping corpse fresh in Mawangdui Han-dynasty tomb. This found is important to materials science, carbon and archeological studies.