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What happened with the organs after the Egyptians put them in canopic jars?
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∙ 14y ago
the organs were in preserved the canopic jars so if you open up one of the canopic jars today dont be surpried if you find an organ of some type
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What kind of containers did the ancient egyptians use to store the mummies internal organs?
The jars used to hold organs after mummification rituals are called Canopic jars. These jars were then placed in the tomb.
What jars held the embalmed organs in Egypt?
Canopic Jars
What happened after the removal of the inner organs?
they got put them in canopic jars
What happened with the organs during the mummification process?
They got preserved and put into jars to accompany them into the afterlife
Where did they put organs in ancient Egypt?
When the organs were removed in the mummification process, they were preserved in canopic jars.
What did egyptians do with kings organs?
After Egyptians got the dead bodies organs they put them in a jar to rest for 1000 years. Then they took them out and ate them.
Why did the Egyptians use canopic jars instead of burying their dead animals?
The Egyptians used Canopic jars to store organs of their dead animals instead of burying them because they believed the deceased would need them in the afterlife. Each organ was placed into a separate jar.
Where did they place in the organs of the mommy?
in canopic jars
What was done with the organs in the mummification process?
Prior to mummification the organs were placed in 4 canopic jars. One each for the stomach, lungs, liver and intestines. The heart was kept inside the boday as ancient Egyptians believed this was the seat of the soul so it was left in the body. The organs were placed in the canopic jars as the Egyptians felt they would be needed in the afterlife, so they were not mummified.
Where did the canopic jars go after they were done?
After the canopic jars had the appropriate organs of the royalty placed inside of them, they were place in a box in the tomb.
When were the Canopic jars made?
I think it was about 1400BC they started making it, but I'm not quite sure.
Canopic jars each hold?
Canopic jars are just pottery jars. Used for various purposes. Some civilisations used jars to hold the organs of embalmed prominent citizens. In ancient Egypt, mummies were buried with four canopic jars, one for each of Horus's sons, and each containing a different internal organ. The jar representing Imsety had a human head and contained the liver.
