Mummification

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Wrapped in linen and resin to make it waterproof.

Added a coffin and buried deeper than usual.

Buried in a shallow pit in the sand

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

Ended in disaster and they had to rethink their process.

Added a pile of rocks to keep jackals out.

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

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Early Mummification (the disaster)

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Finally ready for burial.

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

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

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

Added a funeral mask.

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

Placed in a coffin and possibly a sarcophagus.

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

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Perfecting Mummification (a 70 day process!)