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The ancient Egyptians practiced a process called mummification in which they removed the brain through the nose to preserve the body for the afterlife. They believed that only the heart was necessary for the journey to the afterlife, not the brain. The removal of the brain allowed for better preservation of the body.
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In ancient Egypt when you died did the take your brain out through your nose your?
they take your brian out and put it in a jar i think
Why do scientist take mummies brains out?
In ancient Egypt the Egyptians took the mummified pharaohs and used a hook and took the brain out through the nose.
Why don't you know exactly how people were mummified in ancient Egypt?
people were mummified by taking a hook and putting up the nose an took out the brain then they cut the open by the left an taking all the organs out. they even put your organs in jars. sometimes they kept the heart in the body
Ancient Egypt what did the embalmers do to the internal organs?
They stored them in jars called canopic jars and kept them with the mummy, but the brain wasn't thought to be important, so it was fed to the animals after being pulled out through the nose with a hook.
How was the brain broken up to remove it through the nose?
In the process of removing the brain through the nose (nasoendoscopy), the brain was broken up into smaller pieces using a tool called a brain hook to facilitate extraction. The brain material was then suctioned out through a tube or flushed out with a special solution. This practice was used in ancient Egyptian mummification rituals and is known as cranial amputation.
What are facts about Ancient Eygpt?
eygptions used a stck and shoved it up the mummy's nose and used that to get the brain out
What sort of people remove a body's brain with a hook through the nose?
Egyptian mummy-makers would remove a body's brain with a hook through the nose!
How does a bloodhounds brain help them find people?
The nose is what helps the dog find people.
Can your brain come out from your nose?
This is a myth. The nose is mainly malleable cartilage. The cartilage may feel sharp on the end that you see. But the bony part of your skull to which it attaches is rounded and blunt on the portion that faces your brain So, the nose is no more vulnerable to a blow to your head than any other part of your skull. It may be even less vulnerable because the nose lies below the brain and not adjacent to it.
How did they get the brain out of the mummies and why?
They removed it through the nose with a metal hook and why they removed it is because the ancient Egyptians beleived it surved no purpose.
How was the brain removed when the mummy was then going to be buried?
In ancient Egyptian times they used to use a hook and pull it through the nose!
What do they do to get the brain out in Egypt during mummification?
Put a hot, poker-like instrument up the nose, swiveled it around, and pulled the brains out with a hook.
