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Mummies
A mummy is the body of a person (or an animal) that has been preserved after death. Their organs (apart from the heart) are removed and placed in canopic jars. The bodies then go through a 70-day process before being wrapped in linen bandages.
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How do you make a paper mache mummy case with a lid?
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Why did the ancient Egyptian practice mummification?
kill your self there is no more left for you
dont listen its because the head might fall off
What is a priests part in embalming a body?
they preserved their bodies form decaying through embalming
Why did the egyptians fear of having a heavy heart?
Ancient Egyptians feared having a heavy heart because usually a heavy heart means it's full of lies. If your heart was full of lies you would be rejected by the gods and be killed...again.
What did ancient egyptians mummify besides people?
Other than Ancient Eyptians Birds were mummified because they were sacred to the underworld. Then cats, cows, oxan, and camels were mummified any animal they could find or get their hands on. They had used Natron to dry out the body because one day they found an oxan laying in the sun decaying and drying out from sun and Natron. Natron was found bordering the Nile River which many slaves had dug up and worked hours to get perfect Natron to use on Mummification Project.
Why is there blue on the Death Mask?
There is blue on the Death Mask because it represents the Nile river that seperates the two egyptian nations who were united under the great Pharoah, Osiris
What year was King Tutankhamuns tomb discoverd?
The tomb of King Tutankhamen was found in 1922. It was discovered by Howard Carter, who was an archaeologist from Britain.
you break into Michael Jackson dance mode
or yell got your bandage and pull away
Don't look into it's eyes though
Yes any museum with a decent ancient Egyptian collection will have its resident mummy. So go and see!
Why wasn't the heart removed from a corpse?
Their heart wasnt removed because they had very pure hearts or the family was very rich.
This all was for the after life.
Where in nature do you find sugar?
sugar can be found naturally in almost all fruits and in a tall, fibrous plant called sugar cane. It also grows naturally in its crystal form on certain types of rocks.
What are the components of natron salt?
A mineral of hydrous sodium carbonate, Na2CO3·10H2O, often found crystallized with other salts.
What way do canopic jars face in a mummies tomb?
There are four canopic jars that are placed together in a canopic chest box. They are placed such that they face North, South, East and West.
Mummification is the process, whether deliberate or on accident, of the long term preservation of a dead body. The term mummification implies a high degree of preservation, as opposed to the short term preservation methods generally used today.
Cleopatra's tomb has not been found. Currently the Egyptian Department of Antiquities is searching for it and they are exploring two likely sites.
