🔄FROM THE ARCHIVE Secrets behind the ancient Egyptian mummification process, revealed.
was a crucial ritual in Egyptian society. This process began long before a person’s death, and involved the storage of items that one may need in the afterlife, such as furniture, clothing, food and valuables.., only pharaohs were initially entitled to the process. These attitudes slowly shifted around 2000 B.C., when commoners were also granted access to the afterworld as long as their body was mummified, and their valuables were placed into the tomb.
days. During this time, priests worked as embalmers and performed rituals and prayers in addition to treating and wrapping the body.in the mummification process are as follows: First, internal body parts that could decay, such as the brain, are removed. All organs of the abdomen were also removed except for the heart, which was believed to be the center of a person’s being.
Though these were the standard steps involved in the mummification procedure, process could vary depending on one’s class and status. Because mummification was expensive, cheaper alternatives were offered for the poor. The ancient Greek historian
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