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09-26-2009, 06:51 PM
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1896 and 1958 a Taxation
In the Mexican town of Guanajuato during the years 1896 and 1958 a taxation was imposed on burials, of 20 pesos annually, or 170 pesos for permanent burial. Many families could not afford this fee, thus large numbers of corpses were exhumed, presumably destined for an ossuary. But the qualities of the arid air perhaps interacting with soil conditions yielded a peculiar phenomenon, the desiccation instead of decomposition of the bodies.
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10-07-2009, 04:44 PM
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Re: 1896 and 1958 a Taxation
I read about this before. It's amazing. You are right, that one in the 1st photo looks just like a little doll. Great find!
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