Editing Mummy (section)

==== Mexico ====
[[File:Placid death.JPG|left|190px|thumb|A mummy from Guanajuato]]
Intentional mummification in [[pre-Columbian Mexico]] was practiced by the [[Aztec]] culture. These bodies are collectively known as [[Aztec mummy|Aztec mummies]]. Genuine Aztec mummies were "bundled" in a woven wrap and often had their faces covered by a ceremonial mask.<ref name=Langely>{{cite web |last=Langely |first=James |title=Notes I-3: Teotihuacan Incensarios: The 'V' Manta and Its Message|url=http://archaeology.asu.edu/teo/notes/JL/notes1_3.htm |publisher=Internet Journal for Teotihuacan Archaeology and Iconography |access-date=12 November 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131112060653/http://archaeology.asu.edu/teo/notes/JL/notes1_3.htm |archive-date=12 November 2013 }}</ref> Public knowledge of Aztec mummies increased due to traveling exhibits and museums in the 19th and 20th centuries, though these bodies were typically naturally desiccated remains and not actually the mummies associated with Aztec culture.

Natural mummification has been known to occur in several places in Mexico; this includes the [[mummies of Guanajuato]].<ref name=prof>{{cite news |title= Professor unravels secrets of the Guanajuato mummies |newspaper=US Fed News Service, Including US State News |location=Washington, D.C. |date=30 August 2007}}</ref> A collection of these mummies, most of which date to the late 19th century, have been on display at ''El Museo de las Momias'' in the city of [[Guanajuato, Guanajuato|Guanajuato]] since 1970. The museum claims to have the smallest mummy in the world on display (a mummified [[fetus]]).<ref>{{cite book |title=Guanajuato: Guia para descubrir los encantos del estado |editor1=Jimenez Gonzalez |editor2=Victor Manuel |isbn=978-607-400-177-8 |year=2009 |publisher=Solaris |location=Madrid, Spain |language=es |page=103}}</ref> It was thought that minerals in the soil had the preserving effect, however it may rather be due to the warm, arid climate.<ref name=prof /><ref>{{cite news |title= Detroit Science Center: The Accidental Mummies of Guanajuato Touring Exhibition to Make World Debut in Detroit |newspaper=Pediatrics Week. |location=Atlanta |date=27 June 2009 |page=97}}</ref> Mexican mummies are also on display in the small town of [[Encarnación de Díaz]], [[Jalisco]].