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How Do You Make An Egyptian Mummy & What Are Canopic Jars?


Why did the ancient Egyptians make mummies?
The ancient Egyptians saw death not as the end, but another step in the journey, and as such the body needed to be preserved in such a way that the soul would be able to recognise it in the afterlife. Through mummification, the drying and embalming of the dead to reduce the extent of decay (and deter pesky, corpse-nibbling bugs), they did just that.
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Mummification was not limited to ancient Egypt; mummies have been found on all seven continents, in fact. But it’s with the land of the pharaohs that the practice is so indelibly linked. The process shown here is the most lavish, offering the maximum preservation money could buy, but there was an alternative for the less well off. ....

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