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pyramid. Egyptian mummies are the most familiar to the majority ,however, mummies have been
found in many places around the world such as Greenland, China and the Andes Mountains and
are not always deliberately mummified. Although there are many varieties, Egyptian and Peruvian
mummies will be the topic of this paper.
A mummy is a body of a person or animal that has been preserved after death. Normally when
someone or something dies most of it decomposes leaving only a skeleton. Bacteria and water
are needed for decomposition to occur. Mummification usually results when circumstances do
not allow this process to begin and instead the body dries out quickly, usually preserving the body
well enough that the features of the living being can almost be discernible.
Mummies were formed naturally and by embalming. The Egyptians, believing that death was
the beginning of a new life in another world, also believed a body was needed at that time.
Therefore by purposeful preparation, (embalming) the body was preserved. The necessary steps
involved in the preservation process begin with the internal organs being remove
. . .
records of Seti's exploits tell us that he was considerably successful at safeguarding Egypt from
invaders such as the pillaging armies of nearby Libya. Enveloped in various
layers of cloth were sometimes up to seven mummies, possibly entire families with their personal
affects. A number of mysterious deaths that followed the opening of the
tomb lead to a rash of rumors of a mummy curse.
The Ice Maiden Mummy, sacrificed over five hundred years ago to a mountain god, was
buried with various objects on the peak of Nevado Ampato in the Peruvian Andes. Another notable addition to the Inca culture are the structures
they built that are still standing today. The
whole process took about 70 days. Like
the Egyptian mummies ,in this respect, they can tell a very interesting tales. d, mummified
and put in canopic jars and kept with the mummy. Presently, Tut is well known partially because
his is the only pharaoh's tomb ever discovered intact. Rameses had numerous wives in his lifetime and is believed to have
fathered over one hundred children. Seti ruled in the 19th Dynasty, several generations after Tutankhamen.
In 1974, Egyptologists at the Cairo Museum noticed that Ramese’s mummy's condition was
getting worse rapidly leading to a team of experts deciding to fly to Paris so that he could be
given a medical examination. Over the next several years, Carter's exploration carefully
unveiled this hidden treasure. Furthermore the scientists were
able to determine some of the flowers and herbs that were used for the embalming, along with lots
of camomile oil.
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