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Mummys
Facts about mummification and Egyptions
Mummification was performed to help the soul connect with the body in the afterlife
Mummification required drying of the body with salt called natron
Ancient Egyptians also used this method on dead animals
Mummification may be caused unintentionally from natural causes
The Egyptians had at least 130 pyramids
They had mouldy bread medicine
Who created mummification?
Egyptions
At about 2600 BCE
During 4th and 5th dynasties
They started intentionally mummifying people
Why are people mummified?
To help send their souls to the afterlife
They believed that an afterlife could only exist if there was a ka (soul) could repossess after death
To keep the body intact so it could reach the afterlife
Who was the first person to be mummified?
From Chinchorro culture in south america
At about 5050 BC over 7,000 years ago
2,000 years older than egyption mummys
How do you mummify someone?
Instructions
Insert a hook through a hole near the nose and pull out part of the brain.
Make a cut on the left side of the body near the tummy.
Remove all internal organs.
Let the internal organs dry.
Place the lungs, intestines, stomach and liver inside canopic jars.
Place the heart back inside the body.