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What chamicals can dry out mummies?

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Updated: 8/20/2019

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Are mummies a result of dry climate?

NO, mummies are people that are are wrapped in some kind of tissue. mummies are believed to still be alive after they are dead.


Where did mummies live a long time ago?

Mummies didn't live anywhere. A mummy is what you get when you dry out and make a nice parcel out of a dead body. The place most associated with mummies is Egypt.


How has natron been used?

In ancient Egypt they used natron to dry out the mummies. Natron was what they put on the mummies skin for 40 days so that the body wouldn't rot.


What types of mummies are there?

There are naturally preserved mummies which include:desert mummies , freeze dried mummies/ refrigerated mummies, bog bodies,Deliberately preserved mummies which include:egyptian mummies, chinese mummies, aleutian island mummy , Incan mummies and modern mummies


What did they cover the mummies with to dry it out?

They covered it with natron salt, melted resin, tree sap, and spices.


What kind of salt did the embalmers use to dry out mummies?

Egyptians used Natron Salt to mummify stuff


How many different types of mummies are there?

There are naturally preserved mummies which include:desert mummies , freeze dried mummies/ refrigerated mummies, bog bodies,Deliberately preserved mummies which include:egyptian mummies, chinese mummies, aleutian island mummy , Incan mummies and modern mummies


Why were the mummies stuffed with dry things?

To help preserve the bodies, otherwise the budies would desenegrate, which would leave a skeleton.


What are tar mummies?

tar mummies are mummies that were preserved in tar


How are natural mummies in the desert made?

Natural mummies in the desert are formed through a process called desiccation, where the hot, dry climate prevents decay. The arid conditions inhibit bacterial growth and the breakdown of organic material, allowing bodies to dry out rapidly. In addition, the lack of moisture helps preserve skin and other tissues, leading to the creation of mummies. This phenomenon is often observed in regions like the Atacama Desert in Chile and parts of Egypt.


Were can you find mummies?

they were buried on the west side of the nile because, they didn't want to think that they died they thought of it as if the sun sets in the west the mummies go down with the sun. Mummys where also buried on the west side because it was drier than the east side, which helpes keep the mummies preserved and dry.


What is mummies of pharaohs as a possessive noun?

The possessive form of the plural noun pharaohs is pharaohs'.The possessive noun phrase is: the pharaohs' mummies.