Sujet

The Mummies of Guanajuato

Légende

The Mummies of Guanajuato, Mexico seen here c. 1911. As long as a yearly fee was paid the bodies of the dead were numbered and registered and cared for but if payment was discontinued the bodies were cast on a heap of bones and skulls. The dry rarefied air of Guanajuato provides an environment which can lead to a type of natural mummification. This place was subsequently turned into a museum called El Museo de las Momias (The Museum of the Mummies) in 1969. From The Wonders of the World, published c.1911.

Date

20e siècle

Crédit

Photo12/UIG/Design Pics/Ken Welsh

Notre référence

UMG20B22_496

Model release

NA

Property release

NA

Licence

Droits gérés

Format disponible

50,1Mo (5,7Mo) / 31,8cm x 39,5cm / 3750 x 4670 (300dpi)

Mots clés

Mummies Mummy Guanajuato Mexico Mexican Catacombs Preserved Dry rarefied Air Climate Environment Natural Mummification Bodies Body Dead Subterranean Death Burial Archival Archive Historical History Old El Museo de las Momias The Museum of the Mummies 20th Twentieth Century Mummies Mummy Guanajuato Mexico Mexican Catacombs Preserved Dry