When you hear about a Mummy do you think about some stiff-legged, King Tut laid out in his golden tomb. Whatever the case, these shriveled, icky looking bodies go back a long way.
What is a Mummy? x4f6s
A mummy is a very old, dead body. It's not a the sun, with fire or smoke, or by freezing it.
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Egyptians weren't the first or the last to create mummies but they were probably the best known for them. This might have more to do with their gold.
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It takes brain tissue. Then make a cut on the left side of the stomach and remove stomach and chest organs. The heart stays where it is but the stomach, liver, lungs and intestines are put in special boxes or jars, known as canopic jars. These jars go in the tomb with the body.
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Next, all the false eyes.
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Now it's time to wrap the body. You'll need about 150 yards of linen - the length of one and a half jewelry. When this is done, the mummy is complete.
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Egyptians believed that mummifying a person's body after he or she died was an important part of a person's safe age to the afterlife. The tomb was also prepared for this grave robbers and treasure hunters, most of them will never be found.
