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What is the modern name for mummification?
Mummification is the real name for it.
What is the best salt solution for the mummification rate of a fish?
A salt solution with a concentration of around 20% salt is typically used for mummification of fish. This concentration helps to draw moisture out of the fish while preserving its structure. It's important to ensure the solution covers the fish completely for effective mummification.
What is the Egyptian process of preserving a dead body called?
It did not really have a name. It was the mummification process.
In ancient Egypt what was the name of the procces were they take out the organs and put fill up the body wih salt?
This process was mummification.
What did the ancient Egyptians used to dry out the body during mummification?
they used salt
What kind of salt is soaked in during mummification?
Natron salt was used during the mummification process in ancient Egypt. Natron is a naturally occurring mixture of sodium carbonate and sodium bicarbonate, which helped dry out the body and preserve it for the afterlife.
What was an Egyptian natron?
It was salt to the ancient Egyptians. They used it to fill dead bodies in the mummification process to absorb moisture. By the way...the mummification process took 70 days to complete.
What is another name for mummification?
to wrap up
What started mummification?
It all started out when ancient egyptians believed in a god by the name of Anubis who was a mummification god. they worshiped him for many years until he died. but they still do mummification.
What was applied to the body after mummification?
good smelling oils and the body was covered and stuffed with dry materials such as salt, and saw dust.
Can baking soda be used in the mummification process?
Yes. "Natron, a disinfectant and desiccating agent, was the main ingredient used in the mummification process. A compound of sodium carbonate and sodium bicarbonate(salt and baking soda), natron essentially dried out the corpse."
What is name of the salt which the body was soaked in during mummification?
There is no definite answer, but many believe that mummies were embalmed with natron salts, which is a mixture of different salts and occurs naturally in salt lakes. Fun fact: the chemical symbol for sodium, Na, comes from "natron."
