The Mysterious Way the Dead Were Mummified In Italy [article in English] / Ο Μυστηριώδης Τρόπος Μουμιοποίησης των Νεκρών στην Ιταλία [άρθρο στα αγγλικά] / ]Il misterioso modo di mummificare i morti in Italia [articolo in inglese]

 

The Mysterious Way the Dead Were Mummified In Italy

Feb 10, 2023 Samantha Franco

Photo Credit: Joadl / Wikimedia Commons CC BY-SA 3.0

In the small, fortified town of Venzone in Italy, a remarkable discovery was made in the 17th century. Several mummified corpses were found in the crypt of the town’s chapel, but how they got to be that way was a mystery. Since their removal from the crypt, archaeologists have been fascinated with the natural mummification process that had taken place. Even today, it remains a mystery.

The Mysterious Way the Dead Were Mummified In Italy [article in English] / Ο Μυστηριώδης Τρόπος Μουμιοποίησης των Νεκρών στην Ιταλία [άρθρο στα αγγλικά] / ]Il misterioso modo di mummificare i morti in Italia [articolo in inglese]

The Mysterious Way the Dead Were Mummified In Italy

Feb 10, 2023 Samantha Franco

Photo Credit: Joadl / Wikimedia Commons CC BY-SA 3.0

In the small, fortified town of Venzone in Italy, a remarkable discovery was made in the 17th century. Several mummified corpses were found in the crypt of the town’s chapel, but how they got to be that way was a mystery. Since their removal from the crypt, archaeologists have been fascinated with the natural mummification process that had taken place. Even today, it remains a mystery.