you would ROT
Those who could not afford to be mummified prior to burial, were simply buried.
the acient Egypt preserved body wrapped in cloth is a mummie or mummies
Mummy
It is called a mummy.
The ancient Egyptians believed in an after-life and preserved the body for the soul, or the Ka, to inhabit in the the afterlife.
When the organs were removed in the mummification process, they were preserved in canopic jars.
the extreme dry heat prevents damage casued by moisture & decay
they do a process called 'mummifacation', they draw the moisture out of the body as much as possible, google it.
Yes, they preserved the pharaohs (even though most were stolen) and told us about ancient Egypt.
Basically, a mummy.
you would get killed
The simple answer is that the civilization collapsed and the religion that practiced this could no longer afford it