6. Mamas Who Scream
Found Year: 1800s (D.O.D.)
Estimated Value: N/A
The Guanajuato, Mexico, mummies provide a spooky look into the macabre. These naturally mummified bodies were found in the middle of the 19th century and were the product of a unique combination of burial rituals and meteorological conditions. The bodies, clothed, have unsettling looks, as if the dry climate has stopped time.
“Screaming” Mummies on Pinterest and @SandInSuitcase
Some were excavated after being buried during a cholera outbreak because their families were unable to pay the burial costs. This necropolis of the dead is preserved at the Mummies Museum in Guanajuato, provoking curiosity and reflection on life, death, and the odd preservation of the dead.
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