EGYPT--Description of Egyption culture, mummification, government and religion of ancient egypt--also a comparison with modern Egypt
Date Submitted: 11/02/2004 13:16:28
Category: / History / Ancient History
Length: 13 pages (3504 words)
Category: / History / Ancient History
Length: 13 pages (3504 words)
EGYPTIAN MUMMIES
Ancient Egyptians had strong beliefs about their dead, and they were obsessed with the afterlife and the requirement to preserve their dead. The Egyptians developed mummification for preserving their dead.
At least nine steps were involved in the making of a mummy. It usually took about seventy days before mummification was completed.
The first step was to remove the internal organs. These organs are usually the first to decay. Embalmers used a rod …
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