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Egyptian mummies were often wrapped in long strips of linen which were glued together using resin. Sometimes, these longs strips of linen were soaked in honey to help preserve the mummy. The body was than adjorned with a lot of gold and jewlery.
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What covered the mummies fingernails and toenails?
Ya know. Stuff.
Why were mummies sometimes covered in gold leaf?
i am a student trying to find out stuff at school
What did they cover the mummies with to dry it out?
They covered it with natron salt, melted resin, tree sap, and spices.
If Egyptian mummies were covered entirely in natron how did they take it out after the 40 days?
they just dumped the natron off
How are mummies different from skeletons?
Skeletons are bare whereas mummies were covered in linen bandages.A mummy is better preserved than a skeleton. They still have their skin (however leathery and shriveled up it may be) and sometimes even hair.
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
What are tar mummies?
tar mummies are mummies that were preserved in tar
What is mummies of pharaohs as a possessive noun?
"Mummies of pharaohs" as a possessive noun could be "the pharaohs' mummies." This indicates that the mummies belong to the pharaohs.
Where are mummies today?
mummies are kept in a museam
A paragraph about mummies?
Mummies came from Egypt
What are the release dates for Mummies - 2005 Mummies on Ice 1-2?
Mummies - 2005 Mummies on Ice 1-2 was released on: USA: June 2005
Is mummies a monster?
Mummies are preserved dead people. The mummies depicted in movies are fiction and are for entertainment, they do not exist.
