Ancient Egyptians did not believe that the brain was actually the thought-center of a person, believing instead that the heart did the act of thinking. The brain was viewed as worthless flesh and, therefore, removed.
The brain is not preserved because the Egyptians thought it had no purpose, and you thought with your heart not your brain.
they did not know the function of the brain so they simply preserved the other four
embalmers preserved a mummy.
The word 'mummy' is generally used for a body which has been preserved over a long period of time. A recently-preserved body is usually referred to as 'embalmed'.
A mummy is the body of a person (or an animal) that has been preserved after death
It is called a mummy.
Because with a Mummy, the tissues are preserved. Where as with a fossil, you have no tissue. You're really only left with fossilized bones.
embalmers preserved a mummy.
Basically, a mummy.
As long as it could be preserved.
his mummy was beautifuly preserved
It is called a mummy
Mummy's are preserved in hot dry conditions when they are mummified.
The word 'mummy' is generally used for a body which has been preserved over a long period of time. A recently-preserved body is usually referred to as 'embalmed'.
I believe, that would be a mummy.
The preserved body of a dead person.
the brain dissolved before they wrapped up the mummy.
Flora preserved jam every year. The mummy was perfectly preserved. I preserved a petal of the rose in my copy of The Scarlet Letter. The preserved skin tissue helped identify the body.
Yes, the noun 'mummy' is a common noun, a general word for a preserved human or animal body.