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They took out all of the internal organs except for the heart so that the body would dehydrate more easily. The body had to be dehydrate so that the body would not decay.
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Egyptian invention to prevent the pharaoh body from decaying?
They would use mummification.
What is the technique that is used today to preserve a body after has died for Egyptians?
Sorry, but I don't think we all know yet...
The process of covering a body with a chemical and wrapping it in strips of linen to preserve it is called?
The process of preserving a human or animal body with chemicals is called mummification. Mummies have been found on every continent, both as a result of natural mummification (extreme cold, low humidity, or lack of air) or deliberate mummification. The mummies of ancient Egypt are the most well known, but the practice flourished in South America and Asia as well. The oldest mummy is the body of a child found in the Camarones Valley of Chile, dated from around 5050 BCE.
Why was mummification usually used only for pharaoh?
It wasn't. Mummification was used by anyone who could afford it and for animals.
Why was the process of preparing a body for the afterlife important to Ancient Egyptians?
It was the belief of the ancient Egyptians that the way they would experience the afterlife as a soul or "ka" would be influenced by the way their body is prepared through mummification.
Parts of the body weighed by Anubis of mummification upon entry into the afterlife?
la walla khuz
What is the Egyptian process of preserving a dead body called?
It did not really have a name. It was the mummification process.
How do Egyptians pluck out the pharaoh's internal organs without destroying the body in mummification?
they take a stick and take the brains out
What was stuffed into the body and why mummification?
Herbs were put into the body after the major organs were removed. The mummification was to preserve the body for the life the person would have in the afterlife.
a body perserved by drying?
mummification
Do you use mummification still?
No we not use mummification these days, because in ancient Egyptian they were not careful with the body's. Now they started to put body's coffins.
In ancient Egypt what was the name of the procces were they take out the organs and put fill up the body wih salt?
This process was mummification.
What effect does mummification have on the body?
the effect is to preserve the body for millions of years
Why is mummification important?
Mummification is important because, the Egyptians believed that if the person had no body, their spirit could not go to the afterlife.
Why mummification important?
Mummification is important because, the Egyptians believed that if the person had no body, their spirit could not go to the afterlife.
What conditions are needed for mummification of any organism to take place?
all water must be moved from the body,little to no decomposition from bacterial action can take place
How long does it take to bandage the body of a mummy?
About a month because the whole process of Mummification takes 70 days (2 months)
