Museum personnel had always assumed the child was female, but they'd never known for sure. They also knew little of her provenance, other than that she had died roughly 2,000 years ago.

Mummy's arm came off when museum mishandled body, Mexican government says Updated on: May 28, 2024 / 5:49 AM EDT / AP ...

Peruvian utility workers recently found a 1,000-year-old mummy while installing pipes in Lima, their company said, confirming the latest discovery of a pre-Hispanic tomb in the capital.

Mexico's federal archaeology agency accused the conservative-governed city of Guanajuato of mistreating one of the country’s famous mummified 19th century bodies.