Egyptian noblewoman Tjuyu \u2013\u00a0who is believed to have died in 1375 BC \u2013 is most widely known as being the great-grandmother of legendary pharaoh Tutankhamun.<\/p>\n
Her tomb was found in 1905 \u2013\u00a018 years before Tut\u2019s \u2013\u00a0but it has rarely been opened.<\/p>\n
In Channel 5 documentary The Nile: Egypt\u2019s Great River, historian Bettany Hughes was given the chance to witness such an occasion at the Egyptian Museum in Cairo.<\/p>\n
Footage from tonight\u2019s episode shows experts lifting the lid off Tjuyu\u2019s tomb to reveal her incredibly-well preserved body.<\/p>\n
\u201cShe\u2019s so tiny and so perfect,\u201d Bettany exclaims.<\/p>\n
The presenter then notices something strange, the \u201cstrawberry-blonde\u201d hair of the mummified body.<\/p>\n
Ancient Egyptians have historically been portrayed as having brown hair.<\/p>\n
But Egyptologist Salima Ikram explained it may not all be as it seems.<\/p>\n
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\u201cWe\u2019re not 100% sure [if that is her original hair],\u201d she said.<\/p>\n
\u201cBut when you use natrons for mummification, it acts like a bleach.\u201d<\/p>\n
This substance could mean her true hair colour was lightened to give it a blonde-look.<\/p>\n
It wasn\u2019t the only fascinating detail that was revealed of Tjuyu\u2019s appearance.<\/p>\n
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Later in the episode, Salima pointed to her eyes to reveal how cloth had been put into her eye sockets.<\/p>\n
She explained that it made it look like eyes so \u201cshe can see into the afterlife\u201d.<\/p>\n
Tjuyu's feet were also intact and it was even possible to see the sandals she was wearing at the time of her mummification.<\/p>\n
The Nile: Egypt's Great River will air on Channel 5 tonight, at 9pm.<\/p>\n