Five Fabulous Facts on Mummification
1. Ancient Egyptians buried their dead in small pits in the desert to dehydrate the body.
2. Egyptians did not want to die so they thought mummification would take them to the after life.
3. They followed instructions from the Book of the Dead in the mummification process.
4. Ancient Egyptians put a hook through the dead person's nose to take out the brain.
5. The ancient Egyptians believed that the god, Anubis, created embalming (mummification). Jones, D..takmummy.jpg. Mar-02. Pics4Learning. 16 Oct 2009 <http://pics.tech4learning.com>
1. Ancient Egyptians buried their dead in small pits in the desert to dehydrate the body.
2. Egyptians did not want to die so they thought mummification would take them to the after life.
3. They followed instructions from the Book of the Dead in the mummification process.
4. Ancient Egyptians put a hook through the dead person's nose to take out the brain.
5. The ancient Egyptians believed that the god, Anubis, created embalming (mummification).
Jones, D..takmummy.jpg. Mar-02. Pics4Learning. 16 Oct 2009 <http://pics.tech4learning.com>
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