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To help preserve the bodies, otherwise the budies would desenegrate, which would leave a skeleton.
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Are mummies a result of dry climate?
NO, mummies are people that are are wrapped in some kind of tissue. mummies are believed to still be alive after they are dead.
What 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 did they cover the mummies with to dry it out?
They covered it with natron salt, melted resin, tree sap, and spices.
What kind of salt did the embalmers use to dry out mummies?
Egyptians used Natron Salt to mummify stuff
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 was stuffed in a mummies nose?
Peppercorns were stuffed up the nose.
What substance was stuffed up mummies nostrils?
beeswax
What chamicals can dry out mummies?
natro
Are mummies a result of dry climate?
NO, mummies are people that are are wrapped in some kind of tissue. mummies are believed to still be alive after they are dead.
Where did mummies live a long time ago?
Mummies didn't live anywhere. A mummy is what you get when you dry out and make a nice parcel out of a dead body. The place most associated with mummies is Egypt.
Things mummies go in?
Sarcophagus.
What was stuffed into the mummy?
The sawdust and the old rags are some of the things that are usually stuffed in the mummy. These things are stuffed into the mummy to give it a given shape.
What things were mummies wrapped in?
ace bandages.
What are scary things that start with M?
mummies
How has natron been used?
In ancient Egypt they used natron to dry out the mummies. Natron was what they put on the mummies skin for 40 days so that the body wouldn't rot.
Are stuff animals real?
No, stuffed animals are not real. They just preserve the bones, the body the fur or feathers of the deceased animal, similarly to the mummies.
What 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
