Mexico 19th century mummy loses arm after 'mishandling' by museum staff, Mexican government says Mexico's archaeology agency criticized the protocols involved in relocating the Guanajuato museum's ...

Mexico's government says a museum mishandled a 19th century mummified body, resulting in one of its arms coming off.

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

FILE – Mummies are displayed in the Mummy Museum in Guanajuato, Mexico, Saturday, Nov. 1, 2008. In Mexico, the federal archaeology agency accused the conservative government of Guanajuato state ...

A traveling exhibit of several accidental mummies sparked concerns after Mexican officials spotted signs of life on one mummy, experts said. The Mummies of Guanajuato are a unique collection of ...

FILE – Mummies are displayed in the Mummy Museum in Guanajuato, Mexico, Saturday, Nov. 1, 2008. In Mexico, the federal archaeology agency accused the conservative government of Guanajuato state ...

FILE - Mummies are displayed in the Mummy Museum in Guanajuato, Mexico, Saturday, Nov. 1, 2008.

But in fact, the mummies have been on a somewhat grisly display in glass cases in a museum in Guanajuato, the capital of the state of the same name, and toted around to tourism fairs for decades.

FILE - Mummies are displayed in the Mummy Museum in Guanajuato, Mexico, Saturday, Nov. 1, 2008.