Occasionally, forensic mummies are discovered outdoors.
In forensics, completely mummified bodies are often discovered in enclosed areas. This indoor process of total mummification is not rare and encountered several times a year in the South of France. Occasionally, forensic mummies are discovered outdoors. There is a discrepancy between the number of cases of mummified bodies that are discovered each year and the number of relevant articles in the forensic literature, identifying a gap in our knowledge of the process of mummification.