Italy's Mystery Mummies National Geographic Explorer : Season 23 Episode 8
CNBC 2h 00m int(0)
Aired: February 3rd, 2009 @ 8:00 PM EST on CNBC
Scattered across the island of Sicily, beneath picturesque churches, are thousands of mummified bodies. And most mysterious of all is one known as the "sleeping beauty"-Rosalia Lombardo. A child barely two years old when she died nearly a century ago, her body remains flawlessly preserved. A scientific team is on the case, exploring this baffling culture of mummification and revealing the secret formula behind Rosalia's perfect preservation.