In mummification for what did the ancient Egyptians use canopic jars?

Answer 1

The earliest Canopic jars were simple, and carved from stone or formed with clay[pottery] with flat lids. In later periods the jars became more elaborate, and carved from either Calcite[Egyptian Alabaster] or Granite.The most common forms were 4 jars held within a chest, the chest also being carved from soft stone. These represent some of the most beautiful and elaborate artwork of ancient Egypt.

Answer 2

I think the Ancient Egyptians used canopic jars to store the mummy's organs such as the heart, liver, and other intestines

The Ancient Egyptian's actually used certain canopic jars to watch over certain organs. They watched over the lungs, liver, stomach, and the intestines. They did not have a canopic jar for the heart, it had its own place.

Answer 3

To preserve a mans internal organs after he had died so that he can live in the afterlife. Each jar represents a god and each god represents an organ.

Answer 4

Canopic Jars were important to Ancient Egypt because a oharaohs internal soft organs were placed inside of them. They were gaurded by the four sons of Horus.

Answer 5

The Ancient Egyptians believed in the Afterlife. The organs would dry out in the body, so they put the organs in four sealed canopic jars, which the pharaoh would take in his Afterlife.