To prevent them from rotting and and to prevent them from melting while they are inside earth if you mean mummies.:)
Linen was used to wrap the mummy.
linen
In most cases, it was linen.
The wraps were made of soft,linen.
Ancient Egyptians used a material called linen.
Linen was used to wrap the mummy.
linen
The Egyptians wrap their mummies with linen cloth.
In most cases, it was linen.
Batik, or wax-resistant drying of fabric, is a concept dating back to at least Egypt in the 4th Century BCE. Excavations have shown it was used to wrap mummies. They would soak linen in wax, and then scratch it on using a sharp tool. Hope this helps!
cloth
The wraps were made of soft,linen.
Ancient Egyptians used a material called linen.
linen cloth
to wrap mummies
They wrapped them in linen cloth
linen bandages