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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.

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How do you pull out a mummies brain?

You need to pull the brain with a cane


How did they know mummies had a brain?

they knew that mummies had brains because in the carcus the scientist would find brain mater and or the part of the spinal cord that connects t the brain.


Why didnt the brain have a canopic jar?

Because they put a brain in mummies head


What was done with the mummies brain?

Fed it to the their pets(cats,dogs).


Why is the brain of the mummies not important?

The brains of mummies are typically removed during the mummification process to prevent decay and make room for preservation. The focus of mummification was on preserving the body for the afterlife rather than keeping the brain intact. Additionally, ancient Egyptians believed that the heart, not the brain, was the center of emotions and intellect.


What is interesting on Egyptian Mummies?

LOLOLOLOLOL Sorry I love mummies...I know Im a nerd! :) anyway so the people would take out the brain in a mummy by taking a stick and sticking it up their nose, stir it arould until the brain was liquified, and turn the body over so the brain goo could poor out! I know....TMI


How did they take out the parts of the mummies?

They pulled the brain through the nostrils, and cut the body open to remove the other organs.


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 are the mummies organs that were removed and why?

The heart was considered more important to facing the afterlife than the brain. The brain would be mashed by stirring with a metal prong inserted through the nose, and the brain hooked out and discarded.


What are tar mummies?

tar mummies are mummies that were preserved in tar


Why was the brain not preserved in mummies?

Because in the Egyptian heat it would go rotten and stink well before the lengthy embalming process was completed.


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.