Identification: A Fascinating History Behind The Mummification Process

Mummification Mummification is an interesting procedure with an incredibly fascinating history behind it. It was also an amazing scientific breakthrough for a civilization of the time period. Mummification is the process of embalming and drying out the body of a deceased person so that it would decompose slower than if the body had just been buried in a casket with no methods of preservation. This was done because the Egyptians believed that having an intact body would help a soul in the afterlife. The process of mummification has a deep history behind it as well as a very interesting process, and the mummy itself along with what it was buried with all were in the tomb for a purpose. Mummification started when the Egyptians realized that
All three processes were carried out by an embalmer. There was a process for Pharaohs and the richest of Egypt. There was also a cheaper process that citizens could opt for. This was aimed more towards the middle class of Egypt. The third process was a very simplified version of the best process. That process was aimed toward the poorest people. The process for the rich was first drawing the brain out through the nose. They would then remove all interior organs except for the heart. After that they would fill the body with spices and then sew it up and cover with natron, a type of salt, to dry the corpse and let it sit for seventy days. After natron treatment they would wash the corpse and wrap it in fine linen for the burial. For the second process the body would first be filed with cedar oil to dissolve organs and covered with natron for an appointed number of days. The cedar oil would then be released and the natron removed. The body would remain skin and bones for the return to the family. The third process was only for the poorest and only contained a few steps. First, the embalmer would cleanse the body with a purge. Then, the body was kept for seventy days of natron treatment, and then it was given back to the family. This process was still very effective, but it did not last as long as the first two process. In Egyptian minds it was enough to get the soul to the
There was a wide range of items that could be placed in burial chambers with mummies. Many times jewels were placed in the coffin with the body so for use in the afterlife. There were a few mummies that were buried with an Ibis. Many tombs had everyday objects such as tools, food, and currency. Tombs also consisted of what the Egyptians believed to be magical objects such as amulets and other charms. For the richest their tombs would have paintings on the walls of the gods and they would have offerings for the gods buried with them. Poorer people would also have paintings and offerings for the gods, but they would normally not be as extravagant as the tombs for richer citizens in Egypt. Everything placed in a tomb was either for the soul to use in the afterlife or it was an offering to the