Rituals In Ancient Egyptian Culture

Did you know that whenever you smell something, it triggers your senses, and the brain? There are five senses, and one is smell. The brain is a important organ in our body, it tells our body what to do, and what to not do. The person who studied the senses was Linda B. Buck, and the people who studied the brain was the Egyptians. Your senses let you know what is going on around you. The brain is the control center of the body. All information we have about prehistoric cultures comes from fossilized human remains and artifacts. More than one hundred years ago archaeologists, and paleontologists excavated skulls dating back to the Stone Age. Skulls showed clear indication of the primitive surgery which was holes drilled in the upper forehead …show more content…
An important ritual in ancient Egyptian culture reflects this fact . When a person died, ancient Egyptians embalmed the body and preserved certain internal organs in preparation for journey into the afterlife. Organs such as the heart and the lungs were removed and preserved in jars in a tomb or placed back inside the corpse once it had been pressed for embalming. In ancient Egyptian culture the heart held special significance, this organ embodied memory, thought, and wisdom, also as emotions such as bravery and love. It is well documented that embalmers removed the brain through the nose, and discarded it, suggesting that ancient Egyptians did not think it was important. Ancient Egyptians although did have a limited knowledge of the structure of the brain. Whatever reason for these early operations, it is clear that many patients survived. More than half of skulls show signs of healing over several years, although this does not indicate that surgery cured the mystery conditions. Examples of such skulls have been found throughout the world, from America to Europe to North Africa, and Russia (Lefrancois