Why were mummies linked to the Nile River?

Anonymous

∙ 16y ago

Updated: 8/17/2019

Since the vast majority of the population live in and around the Nile [and the pyramids were built nearby] it is only feasible that burials took place close by - therefore that is where most mummies would be found.

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∙ 16y ago

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What side of the Nile is known to be the land of the dead?

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What major river flows south to north into the Medigterranean?

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