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Bookmark or Share- The Mummification Process: How Ancient Egyptians Preserved Bodies for ...Preserving a dead body was a widespread practice, common to many societies of the past. Perhaps the most well-known rituals belong to the ancient Egyptians, who kept corpses intact through a process called mummification.
- Egyptian death and afterlife: mummies - British MuseumThese include mummies, coffins, funerary masks, portraits and other items designed to be buried with the deceased. People and animals were both subject to mummification. Take a closer look in Rooms 62 and 63, using Google Street View.
- Mummy - WikipediaA 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.
- The Mummy (1999) - IMDbAt an archaeological dig in the ancient city of Hamunaptra, an American serving in the French Foreign Legion accidentally awakens a mummy who begins to wreak havoc as he searches for the reincarnation of his long-lost love.
- Mummy | Definition, History, & Facts | BritannicaMummy, body embalmed, naturally preserved, or treated for burial with preservatives after the manner of the ancient Egyptians. The process varied from age to age in Egypt, but it always involved removing the internal organs (though in a late period they were replaced after treatment), treating the
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