Inside Ancient Egypt is an up-close look at the daily lives of ancient Egyptians—as well as ... which was thought to house the soul. Using a salt called natron, embalmers dried out the body completely ...
This is the mummy of Hornedjitef an Egyptian priest who was buried in ... suggesting he was a mature man when he died. The embalmers have placed four packages inside his torso, probably his ...
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The dry climate of Egypt is the reason papyrus has managed to survive. Many ancient texts have been found inside mummies, as the papyrus, which was no longer useful, was used as a filling material in ...