The Mummification Process: How Ancient Egyptians Preserved Bodies for the Afterlife

Secrets behind the ancient Egyptian mummification process, revealed.

By Donna Sarkar
Mar 9, 2021 9:00 PM
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Ancient Egyptian mummy showcased as tourist attraction among other older artifacts near Cairo, Egypt. (Credit: Ttatty/Shutterstock)

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Preserving a dead body was a widespread practice, common to many societies of the past. Perhaps the most well-known rituals belong to the ancient Egyptians, who kept corpses intact through a process called mummification. In fact, the procedure was so successful that we still can view the mummified body of an Egyptian today, over 3,000 years after their death, and get a good picture of what they looked like.

Why Preserve the Body?

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