Ancient Egyptian Mummification

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Guide Note:The methods of embalming, or treating the dead body, that the ancient Egyptians used is called mummification. Using special processes, the Egyptians removed all moisture from the body, leaving only a dried form that would not easily decay. It was important in their religion to preserve the dead body in as life-like a manner as possible.

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  1. Originally mummification was a natural process whereby the gutted body of the deceased was wrapped in animal skins or fibre matting and buried in or left out on the hot dry sands of the Egyptian desert.
  2. Over time mummification became ritualized. Usually only high status Ancient Egyptians could afford to be ritually mummified and entombed in sarcophagi and pyramids. The rest of the population was left to be 'climatically' mummified.
  3. Ritual mummification was a long and formal process that took approximately seventy days to complete. It was a sacred ceremony performed by priests.

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  1. Encyclopedia Smithsonian: Egyptian Mummies
  2. National Geographic Kids: Mummies Unmasked
  3. The Field Museum: Discover Ancient Egypt
  4. Wikipedia: Mummies Ancient Egypt - Egyptian burial rituals and protocol
  5. HowStuffWorks: How Mummies Work
  6. University of Michigan School of Information: Mummies of Ancient Egypt
  7. Spurlock Museum: Egyptian Mummification

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