MUMMIESBy: Dija and Philippine

What Are Mummies?

Mummies are humans and animals whose skin and organs have been preserved for a long time in chemicals like salt. All the bacteria's and germs eat away at the soft tissue, leaving only bones and a really thin layer of moist skin behind.

Why did the Egyptians mummify the dead?

The ancient Egyptians believed that when someone died, their soul left their body. The soul would then return and be reunited with the body after it was buried.

Mummified Animals

The ancient Egyptians would mummify animals after the death of its owner so the animal would join him/her. The types of animals that they mummified was bulls, cats, dogs, fish, crocodiles, rodents, monkeys, jackal, snakes and even insects.

Mummy Facts

• If you broke your leg, it would be wrapped up like a modern mummy.

• Ancient Egyptians would remove the brain but save the heart during mummification.

• There are more then 1000 mummies in Xingjiang, China.• The oldest known mummy is a child found in the Camarones

valley, Chile. Dates from 5050 BC.• Some cats receive the same mummification after death as

humans. In fact, An Egyptian farmer uncovered a large tomb with mummified cats and kittens up to about eighty thousand, dating to 2000-1000 BC.

Mummified Guy

They Used Linen to mummify

Mummified Cats

References• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mummy• http://www.ancientegypt.co.uk/mummie

s/about/why.html

• http://hf1036077.blogspot.hk/2010/11/what-kind-of-animals-did-egyptians.html

• http://kids.summum.us/mummification/facts/

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