Mummies And Embalming

Part I of Essay
In Ancient Egypt when a person died his body was embalmed and made into a mummy. The ancient Egyptians believed that a person's spirit and soul continued to live after death and that it returned to its tomb to visit. For this reason it was very important to save the body in ....

Part II of Essay
.... of jewels were put on the mummy. Then it was carefully wrapped in strips of linen. Twenty layers of linen strips were used. The head of the mummy was covered with a mask that looked like the person's face. Then the mask was wrapped and the entire mummy was coated with resin. Finally the mummy was placed in a series of coffins and painted with all king of gods, goddesses, and magic spells. This was put in a stone sarcophagus and painted with all kinds of scenes about the person's new life. Today X-rays are used for studying mummies and doing ....