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Egyptian Mummies
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In ancient Egyptian society preserving a body after death was an
important process necessary for entrance into an immortal existence.
According to Egyptian belief the soul did not die. The soul would take the
form of a bird usually a falcon and .... Middle of Term Paper
... chest and stomach areas would be filled with
myrrh, cinnamon, and other herbs. The body would be sewn up and immersed
in natron for seventy days. After the seventy days the body would be
washed and wrapped in linen from head to foot bound by a gum like substance.
Upon completion of this procedure the body would now be ready for burial.
Egyptians used other methods of embalment. One method attributed to the
lower class was to bury the body in the desert sand for a lengthy period of
time. The result of this method dried the skin of the body into a leathery
shell. Arab historian Abdel el Latif discovered on one of his expeditions
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