![]() ![]() The internal organs were removed, most of them were put in jars which were later placed in the tomb but the brain, which the ancient Egyptians considered to be a useless lump of bone marrow, was thrown away. ![]() The ancient Egyptians used salts to remove moisture from the body. The fact that ancient Egyptians believed that mummification would allow people to live forever in the next world, along with widespread belief in a "curse of the pharaohs" that would kill all those who disturbed the tombs of the Egyptian dead, has led to the creation of a number of novels, short stories and movies in which monstrous mummies come back to life and menace the living.Īncient Egyptian funerary mask in Cliffe Castle Museum, Keighley, England. Mummies, created intentionally and unintentionally, have been found in Europe, Asia and South America but the best known ones, which have had the greatest effect on people's imaginations, are those of ancient Egypt. Believing that they were about to die, for several weeks the monks would eat nothing but salt, nuts, seeds, roots and pine bark and drink tea made from a toxic plant. Some Buddhist temples in Japan display the bodies of monks who are said to have begun a process of self-mummification before death. Intentional mummification is the result of a lengthy embalming process, performed for religious or cultural reasons. It can also occur when bodies are unintentionally exposed to certain chemicals or, in the case of bodies submerged in bogs, as a result of a lack of air. ![]() Unintentional mummification can occur when bodies are kept in areas with very low humidity or in extreme icy cold conditions. Bodies can become mummified either intentionally or unintentionally. as Kharis the mummy.Ī mummy is the body of a dead animal or person which has been preserved in such a way that, if it is kept in cool and dry conditions, it will not decay any further. ![]()
0 Comments
Leave a Reply. |
AuthorWrite something about yourself. No need to be fancy, just an overview. ArchivesCategories |