Scientists hope to unravel mystery of Sicily’s child mummies

Remains of some of the 163 children at Capuchin Catacombs of Palermo to be examined using X-ray

The 200-year-old secrets of the child mummies of the Capuchin Catacombs of Palermo in northern Sicily are to be revealed by a British-led team of scientists using X-ray technology.

Dr Kirsty Squires, of Staffordshire University, will head a first attempt to tell the stories of some of the 163 children whose remains lie within the corridors and crypts of the famous underground tomb.

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