Mummy History
2017年9月21日 · Many civilizations—Incan, Australian aboriginal, Aztec, African, ancient European and others—have practiced some type of mummification for thousands of years to honor and preserve the bodies of the...
Gallery: What Mummifying a Human Body Looks Like | Live Science
2015年5月26日 · By mummifying part of a fresh human corpse, scientists have gained an unprecedented look at the process of how the ancient Egyptians prepared their dead for the afterlife.
Egyptian Mummies - Smithsonian Institution
For religious reasons, some animals were also mummified. The sacred bulls from the early dynasties had their own cemetery at Sakkara. Baboons, cats, birds, and crocodiles, which also had great religious significance, were sometimes mummified, especially in the later dynasties.
9 Photos of Extraordinary Mummies, Ancient and Modern
2017年12月26日 · From thousand-year-old crocodiles to a 20th-century pneumonia victim, these preserved remains tell remarkable stories about life and death. “There was something strangely touching about her...
Egyptian Mummification Rituals Uncovered at Natural History
2011年11月29日 · The Natural History Museum ‘s new exhibition, “ Eternal Life in Ancient Egypt,” reveals that Egyptians made mummies of loved ones, exotic animals and even pets as a means of communicating with the...
Mummy | Definition, History, & Facts | Britannica
Throughout the Middle Ages, “mummy,” made by pounding mummified bodies, was a standard product of apothecary shops. In course of time it was forgotten that the virtue of mummy lay in the bitumen, and spurious mummy was made from the bodies of felons and suicides .
A Gallery of 20 Mummies from around the World - World History …
2024年7月2日 · Mummification is the natural or artificial preservation of the soft tissue of a dead body. Natural mummification can happen in extremely cold, dry, or anaerobic conditions. Perhaps the most famous example of a natural mummy preserved in ice is Ötzi, the Iceman.
Ask a Scientist about Mummies | AMNH
David Hurst Thomas answers kids' questions about mummies in this video interview. He's an archaeologist at the American Museum of Natural History. Are mummies real? Do mummies still have flesh on them? Why did they preserve dead people? Have you ever dug up a mummy? Where did the word "mummy" come from? Why did they wrap up mummies?
Egyptian death and afterlife: mummies - British Museum
To ensure a successful afterlife for the dead through mummification, most internal organs were removed and preserved in distinctive jars. The brain was also removed, but not preserved, and the rest of the body was dried with natural salt, treated with oils and resins, and tightly wrapped in …
Mummy unwrapping brought Egyptology to the public
2012年10月29日 · Public "unwrappings" of real mummified human remains performed by both showmen and scientists heightened the fascination, but also helped develop the growing science of Egyptology, says a...