Ghostly hauntedmummies are reported to have strange supernatural activities and are said to be "the most beautiful in the world" .
Rosalia, who was mummified at her two-year-old nearly 100 years before her, in her Lombardo, thousands of visitors come to see her each year.
Rumors and conspiracy theories have surrounded Rosalia for years, with some tourists even claiming the 'girl in the glass coffin' winked . Experts have debunked this as just a light trick, but rumors continue to circulate.
It is believed that one of the reasons behind this theory is that the girl still has blonde hair and waxy skin. In fact, many speculate that she is a fake.
According to Miller, this led to rigorous testing and analysis that her organs were still It was revealed to be intact and the brain had only shrunk to 50% of its original size. Apparently, out of respect, the blanket covering her was never pulled back, but X-rays also revealed that her legs and arms were intact and still there.
Dario Piombino Mascali, curator of the Capuchin Catacombs where the Rosalia lies, said: ] is not fully closed and never actually closed.
The official story of Rosalia's death is unknown, but she died some 100 years after her grief-stricken father found it difficult to let her go. There is an urban legend that it was protected before. Her name derives from the speculation that she was the daughter of the wealthy Sicilian nobleman Mario Lombardo (an Italian military general).
The Capuchin Catacombs of Palermo hold more than 8,000 of her bodies, including 163 children. In January 2022, it was reported that scientists were called to solve the mystery behind the mummy of a Sicilian child.
An embalming treatment was carried out by Alfredo Her Salafia using products such as zinc, acid and alcohol to protect the skin of people like Rosalia.
The project is led by Dr Kirsty Squires of Staffordshire University, who told The Guardian:
``We want to compare biological findings with more cultural ones to better understand the development, health and identity of children. mummified, as well as the clothes they wear.”
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