EGYPTIAN MUMMIES Ancient Egyptians had strong beliefs about their dead, and they were obsessed with the afterlife and the requirement to preserve their dead. The Egyptians developed mummification for preserving their dead. At least nine steps were involved in the making of a mummy. It usually took about seventy days before mummification was completed. The first step was to remove the internal organs. These organs are usually the first to decay. Embalmers used a rod …showed first 75 words of 3504 total…

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