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Institution accuses museum of not knowing how to handle mummies after arm falls off
It happened in Mexico. The mummies in question have been the subject of discussion, on several occasions, between the INAH and the state of Guanajuato.
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Mundo México
Mexico’s top archaeological agency has accused the state of Guanajuato of mishandling 19th-century mummies displayed in one of its museums, after the arm of one of the mummified bodies “fell off” during a renovation of the building.
The country’s National Institute of Anthropology and History (INAH) is now demanding answers from the Guanajuato government, the Independent reports.
The INAH will also be requesting records of the works, the permits and the names of the officials involved.
"This incident confirms that the way in which the collection of the Guanajuato Mummy Museum was moved was not correct and that those responsible did not preserve the mummies in the correct way," the INAH wrote in a statement sent to Mexican news outlets and quoted by the Independent.
The institute added in the statement that "this situation is related to the lack of knowledge about the correct protocols and the lack of training of the personnel in charge of carrying out these tasks".
The INAH has a history of sparring with the city of Guanajuato. The institute argues that it has jurisdiction over the mummies because they are "national heritage" and that Guanajuato simply uses them as a "tourist attraction", taking them to "tourism fairs for decades", including to the US in 2009.
The INAH has also previously raised concerns about the "biological risks" that the unprotected display of the mummies could pose to the public.
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