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Mummy - Wikipedia
24 Jul 2024 at 10:08pm
A mummy is a dead human or an animal whose soft tissues and organs have been preserved by either intentional or accidental exposure to chemicals, extreme cold, very low humidity, or lack of air, so that the recovered body does not decay further if kept in cool and dry conditions.

Egyptian Mummies | Smithsonian Institution
11 May 2024 at 3:15pm
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.

Mummy History
24 Jul 2024 at 10:01pm
A mummy is a person or animal whose body has been dried or otherwise preserved after death. When people think of a mummy, they often envision the early Hollywood-era...

Mummification in Ancient Egypt - World History Encyclopedia
24 Jul 2024 at 10:08pm
The practice of mummifying the dead began in ancient Egypt c. 3500 BCE. The English word mummy comes from the Latin mumia which is derived from the Persian mum...

The Mummification Process: How Ancient Egyptians Preserved ...
24 Jul 2024 at 10:12am
This process began long before a person?s death, and involved the storage of items that one may need in the afterlife, such as furniture, clothing, food and valuables. Though the practice of mummification began in Egypt around 2600 B.C., only pharaohs were initially entitled to the process.

9 Photos of Extraordinary Mummies, Ancient and Modern
23 Jul 2024 at 3:11am
9 Photos of Extraordinary Mummies, Ancient and Modern. From thousand-year-old crocodiles to a 20th-century pneumonia victim, these preserved remains tell remarkable stories about life and death.

Who were the Tarim Basin mummies? Here?s what we know?so far
25 Jul 2024 at 8:09am
The enigmatic, extremely well-preserved mummies still defy explanation?and draw controversy. Hundreds of bodies have been excavated from cemeteries like this one around the Tarim Basin in ...



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