Everyone knows that preserving the body of a dead person in the natural environment is not easy.Even today, when science and technology have grown dramatically, the preservation of the body also costs a lot.In history, ancient Egyptians had to spend centuries for researching and developing mummification techniques.
Despite such reality, in a graveyard in the small town of San Bernardo, Colombia, in some strange way, the corpses were marinated in a "natural" way in their coffin.In other words, they are self -petrified without being decomposed as common sense.
The corpses, whether large or small, are marinated in a "natural" manner in the coffin.
This strange phenomenon began to be noted more than 20 years ago, thanks to a tomber named Eduardo Cifuentes.During the re -renovation of forgotten tombs, Mr. Eduardo realized something special in this burial area.
According to Mr. Eduardo's description, the clothes and skin of the corpses turned brown.In addition, the skin of the corpses looks pale and wrinkled due to the impact of time.
Mr. Eduardo said: "I accidentally discovered a collective burial hole, there was full of human body.I don't like to step on them because they are like us, so I came up with the idea of rearranging.I like the idea of storing these strange mummies for posterity. "
Despite studying for a long time, scientists could not give the most reasonable explanation for this strange phenomenon.
There have been many scientists coming to San Bernardo to study the phenomenon of self -petrified corpses.Most corpses were buried around the late 1950s.
It is known that in another single location in Latin America there is a "natural mummified" phenomenon like that is Guanajuato, a town in central Mexico.However, scientists found the cause of the earth and gas conditions in the ground.
But this assumption cannot be applied to explain in San Bernardo.Because, the corpses here are all placed in the coffin, the coffin is on the grave according to the local burial ceremony.Therefore, the corpses are not in contact with the soil.
The skin of the corpses all look pale and wrinkled due to the impact of time.
Local people have some of their own explanation.Some people think that it is due to the purity of the village water and there are no chemical additives in their food.Some others think that the temperature in the "beneficial" village area for the mummification process.Others say it is due to the two typical fruits in the local diet, Guatilila and Balu.
Guatila is a hard fruit, which is the size of an orange.It has a dark green color with spines on the shell.The villagers peeled and boiled fruits, and added it to their soup.Balu looks like a giant green bean that has been opened.It is cooked and crushed into flour to make cakes.
Another interesting explanation is that around 1957, the cemetery was transferred from the old position to the current location."I think the location of the cemetery, the actual location, I think it is something related to the universe, because it has never happened in the old cemetery, never before.", Mr. Jose del Carmen Rojas, a local resident, said.
The mummies are placed in glass cages for tourists to admire.
After that unexpected discovery, the mummies were preserved to become a big tourist attraction in Colombia.Mayor Antonio Acosta ordered to build a special museum behind the cemetery.8 best preservative mummies are displayed on concrete panels, with glass cages.
Although this approach can promote the economy of the small village, not all local people are satisfied with this idea because they do not want to touch the deceased.
Source: OC