Mummification

Early Mummification (the disaster)

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Added brick floors and walls to the pit in the sand.

Added a pile of rocks to keep jackals out.

Ended in disaster and they had to rethink their process.

Hot sand would dry out the dead before they could decay.

Buried in a shallow pit in the sand

Added a coffin and buried deeper than usual.

Wrapped in linen and resin to make it waterproof.

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1 - Buried in a shallow pit in the sand. 2 - Hot sand would dry out the dead before they could decay. 3 - Added a pile of rocks to keep jackals out. 4 - Added brick floors and walls to the pit in the sand. 5 - Wrapped in linen and resin to make it waterproof. 6 - Added a coffin and buried deeper than usual. 7 - Ended in disaster and they had to rethink their process.

Perfecting Mummification (a 70 day process!)

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Put jewelry, linen, and covered the linen in resin to make it waterproof.

Placed in a coffin and possibly a sarcophagus.

Remove the inside parts of the body so it wouldn't decay. (leave the heart in)

Added a funeral mask.

The body was washed with wine, rubbed with spices, and covered for 40 days with natron.

Make an incision on the left side. Others would throw stones at the embalmer (symbolic)

Organs were preserved in a special salt called natron. The brain was thrown away.

Finally ready for burial.

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1 - Make an incision on the left side. Others would throw stones at the embalmer (symbolic). 2 - Remove the inside parts of the body so it wouldn't decay. (leave the heart in) 3 - Organs were preserved in a special salt called natron. The brain was thrown away. 4 - The body was washed with wine, rubbed with spices, and covered for 40 days with natron. 5 - Put jewelry, linen, and covered the linen with resin to make it waterproof. 6 - Added a funeral mask. 7 - Placed in a coffin and possibly a sarcophagus. 8 - Finally ready for burial.