Mummy

The early Egyptian were very much concerned with the afterlife so they invented mummification in which ones body was preserved for the afterlife. They thought that the body should be in its original state and recognizable for one afterlife as they body should be possessed again by the soul of the departed. A proper procedure was introduce for preserving the bodies consisting of two steps embalming and wrapping. In “Embalming” the body was washed with the water of the Nile and a good smelling…

First I’ll give you an introduction to the book of the dead. The book of the dead is a book that contains tons of magic spells that are meant to help a dead person through Duat (The Underworld) and then into the underworld. The Book of the Dead was part of funeral traditions, it includes the Pyramid Texts and the Coffin Texts. The earlier ones were painted on objects, not papyrus. Now I’ll take you on a journey through the book’s timeline. We start at 2,670 BCE, when the concepts that the book…

Canopic Jars 1.2.17 A Canopic Jar is part of the ancient Egyptian Mummification ritual, which was the process of preserving the vital body parts (heart, intestine, lungs and stomach.) The ancient Egyptians believed that by preserving a persons organs and body, you would therefore preserve their spirit. The organs are wrapped in resin soaked linen to help preserve them, The Jars are then placed in special places around a tomb, usually within Canopic chests (chests that contain more than one…

advancements from studying mummies, or preserved bodies, play a significant role in our knowledge of history. Mummies give us a better insight to the cultures, traditions, and beliefs of ancient civilizations. Many people believe that mummies only derive from Egypt, but they actually come from countries all around the world, such as Europe, South America, Africa, and the South Pacific. Scientific advancements have allowed archaeologists to safely study and conduct experiments on mummies without…

I’ve got to be quiet. Mummy said to stay in here, not to make a noise. He might not know I’m here. I’m to be brave. I don’t know how. I want to cry but that will be noisy. It’s dark. I don’t like the dark. The monsters are only meant to come out in the dark. Which is worse, the monster in here or that one out there? If I roll up in a ball, make myself smaller he might not see me if he opens the door. If I move to the back behind the hanging clothes I could disappear. He won’t see me then. I…

Eva Perón's Mummy Was Mistreated During Many Argentinian Dictatorships One of the biggest political figures in Argentina died at the age of 33 because of uterine cancer. Being so popular at the time of her death, her husband stablished a 30 days national duel and allowed the corpse to by embalmed and exposed at the General Confederation of Labor. Being embalmed as a mummy it's pretty strange but that's not it. Three years later a group of marine commandos lead by Colonel Eugenio de Moori Koenig…

it shed light to the type of role or power the person held. Most of these commemorating items were built in order to show the power of the person and for a place of worship for future people/citizens, due to their religious views or rituals. The mummy portrait of a woman and the bust of a woman, were both very important commemorations that were given to significant women. Although, it may not be very clear who these people are, it definitely shins a light of how women were viewed during these…

Egypt has a really big and important history like their gods, writing, mummies, Pyramids, Temples, Pharaohs, their amulets, slaves and the famous Nile river. Their civilization lasted for longer than any other civilization known. Their way of life was very unique and religious, having unknown amounts of gods and strange beliefs of them. Pharaohs The pharaoh were the leaders of the Egyptians and they were thought to be both gods and men. There were over 170 Pharaohs during their whole dynasties…

Mummification is a modification of putrefaction characterised by the dehydration of the tissues converting the body into a leathery mass of skin and tendons surrounding the bone. The internal organs are often decomposed but preserved. Skin shrinkage may produce large artefactual splits mimmicking injuries, particularly seen in the groins, around the neck, and the armpits. Mummification develops in conditions of dry heat, especially when there are air currents,e.g. in a desert or inside a…

In the fall of 1991, a man was discovered and was pulled out of the ice along the Ötztal Alps, in South Tyrol, Italy. Only later investigation revealed that this man was around 5,000 years old, and had also been murdered. We believe that the iceman Otzi was assassinated by a group of people because they disagreed with him for some political reason. Otzi was discovered with many different items; with the use of these items we can infer why Otzi was killed. Among them was a copper-bladed axe. The…