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.
Ramses II's mummy is housed in the Egyptian Museum in Cairo, Egypt. Discovered in 1881 in a royal cache at Deir el-Bahari, it is one of the best-preserved mummies from ancient Egypt. The mummy has undergone various studies and restoration efforts to preserve its condition over the years.
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'.
No, a mummy is not a fossil. A fossil is the preserved remains or traces of ancient organisms, whereas a mummy is a preserved body with soft tissues that was intentionally or naturally desiccated. Mummies are relatively recent compared to fossils which can be millions of years old.
The preserved body of a dead person.
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.
Mummy
A mummy is the body of a person (or an animal) that has been preserved after death