They are wrapped so the bodies could be preserved for the afterlife.
mummies are wrapped so that their body's can be preserved and not decay.
They represent insights into the religious practices and societal norms of the society that produced them. Secondly, they carry with them biota and foodstuffs that were present at the time of death. Additionally, they provide clues to lineage. Lastly, Brendan Fraser would have been in no good "serious" roles had it not been for mummys.
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Wrapped Up in You was created on 2001-10-15.
Actor Brendan Fraiser... He "battled mummys" in the movie, The Mummy. He "grew up in a bomb shelter" in the movie, Blast From the Past, and he "swung from vines" in the movie, George of the Jungle.
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All Wrapped Up was created on 2008-11-04.
Wrapped Up Good was created on 2010-01-26.
Amulets were wrapped in between the layers of Ancient Egyptian mummies (only if the person was at least upper middle class)
Mummys were wrapped in strips of linen cloth. The layers also included cloaks of other cloth, gold amulets, and sometimes bitumen. At the end the mummy was encased in several layers of material.
Cause it was all wrapped up