Ancient Egyptian Mummification Process
The body was placed on Organs were removed
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a table to be washed.
Linen strips would then
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be wrapped around the
body. Several layers
of linen were used to
completely cover the 7 some of their beloved pets?
body. You see this
depicted in images
of mummies.
The organs that the
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to help the preservation
process. All organs were
removed except for the
heart. The brain was
removed by sticking a
pointed rod up the nasal
cavity and pulling it out
the same way.
A shroud, or burial
cloth, was placed over
the linen-wrapped body.
Finally, the body
was placed in a tomb
called a sarcophagus
and deemed ready
for the afterlife.
Next, sawdust was
Egyptians thought placed in the body
were most important cavity. The sawdust
were saved in canopic was followed by natron
jars. The jars often or salt that would dry
had sculptures of the out the body
ancient Egyptian gods and further
on them. These organs help with
included the stomach, preservation.
liver, intestines, and
lungs. The canopic jars
were placed with the
mummified body.
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Did you know that ancient
Egyptians even mummified
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Did you know that it took
over 70 days to complete the
mummification process?