Otzi the Iceman Who was Otzi? Otzi‚ also called Otzi the Iceman‚ is a well-preserved natural mummy of a man. He is Europe’s oldest known natural human mummy‚ and has offered an unprecedented view of Chalcolithic Europeans. Several experts have meanwhile attempted to reconstruct the Iceman’s facial features. The Dutch artists Adrie and Alfons Kennis created the most recent reconstruction‚ which will also be on display at the South Tyrol Museum of Archaeology. It is based on the very latest research
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World History Egyptian Mummies After having discussions in class‚ I’ve decided I wanted to learn more in depth about the history and process of Egyptian Mummification. The mummification process became popular in Egypt around 2700 BC and started fading away after 200 AD. This process for the dead stuck around strong for almost 3000 years and over time has had different methods and techniques added to it. In the ancient Egyptian days anyone that could afford the process could be mummified if they
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The ancient Egyptians use a metal tool and put it through the nose. They scrambled the brain with this tool and pulled it all out of the nose. The ancient Egyptians practiced mummification in order to preserve the body‚ the process had many steps‚ and it was believed that the soul needed a body for the afterlife. The ancient Egyptians preserved the bodies of the dead. They believed that to live forever in the afterlife they had to preserve the body. At the time when the pyramids where being built
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multiple good reasons why she should work there‚ she is still treated like she knows nothing. After Dr. Bey leaves there are noises heard off screen. Evelyn investigates what it could be and enters part of the museum where the mummies are on display. All of a sudden a mummy jumps out of a coffin by Evelyn’s brother Jonathan‚ played by John Hannah. She explains to him that it is not a good time because she was rejected by the scholars again because she does not have any on field experience and just
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wrapped mummy and the condition of the body. Sometimes more than one body has been found inside a wrapped mummy; other times an extra head or leg or even a baby has been discovered. X-rays may also reveal certain diseases or afflictions that the person suffered. By using x-rays‚ a scientist does not have to unwrap or undress the mummy. Conduct a dental examination 2. In addition to mummies‚ what other sources of information do we have about ancient civilizations? 3. Most Egyptian mummies were kings
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“The dehydrated internal organs are wrapped in linen and returned to the body.” (ancientegypt.co.uk). The embalmers want the body to look lifelike. They stuff it with sawdust‚ leaves and linen. Again‚ they cover it with oils then with linen. “In the past‚ when the internal organs were removed from the body they were placed in hollow canopic jars but over the years embalmers changed that and returned the organs back to the body.” (ancientegypt.co.uk) The canopic jars have different gods’ heads
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The Siberian Ice Maiden Written By Emma Byrne The Siberian Ice Maiden is a 2400 year old mummy from Siberia‚ whose preserved corpse was discovered by Archaeologists excavating in the Altai Mountains‚ near the Chinese border. The Ice Maiden was discovered in 1993 during a process of a dig led by Natalya Polosmak‚ of the Siberian branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences. The archaeologists proved to be extremely lucky in the finding of the Ice Maiden as they nearly missed the tomb. Polosmak
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Donaire in race for Fighter of Year award MANILA‚ Philippines - Bob Arum had something else at the back of his mind when he decided to pit Nonito Donaire Jr. against Jorge Arce on Dec. 15 at the Toyota Center in Houston‚ Texas. It will be the fourth fight for the year for the reigning WBO super-bantamweight champion. He won the first three‚ including a TKO of Toshiaki Nishioka last Oct. 13 in Carson City. Donaire‚ actually undefeated over the last 11 years‚ also outpointed Wilfredo Vasquez Jr
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Ötzi the Iceman Named after the Otzal Alps where he was found in 1991‚ which is on the border of Austria and Italy. Also known as “Frozen Fritz” or Similaun Man. Body dated to around 3300 BCE (before common era)- that’s the 34th century BCE or 5310 years old! Earliest specimen of European Chalcolithic Age; so well preserved as the body was covered with ice soon after death. From the Copper Age (or Chalcolithic Age) which was the transition between the Neolithic (Stone) age and the Bronze Age‚ with
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What is mummification? Mummification is designed to dry or shrivel up a dead body which turns into a mummy. This process is found in Egypt. It started about 2600 B.C.‚ during the Fourth and Fifth Dynasties. Why‚ because mummification helps “preserve the remains of their ancestors” (“BURIAL PRACTICES‚ AFTERLIFE‚ & MUMMIES” 1). The way Egyptians handled the death of bodies were done in a very significant way. The bodies were placed in the tombs with their bodies straightened‚ but lying on their left
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