Mummies What are mummies? Mummies are dried, preserved bodies. There are many myths about mummies curses and mummies coming to life, but none of them are true. Ancient Egyptians preserved the people's body because they believed there was an afterlife, and they couldn't live through it if they didn't have their body preserved. Here is the process used to make a mummy:
1: The brain is taken out of the body through the nose and discarded (They didn't know what it was for, so thought it was useless and threw it away).
2: The body is opened by a cut in the left flank.
3: All internal organs are removed and put in canopic jars, except the heart, because they believed it held the person's essence.
4: The body is placed in a large jar with natron up to the neck.
5: The body is left in the jar for several weeks, so the skin and fat become dissolved.
6: The body is taken out of the jar, washed, then dried.
7: The skull and body are filled with preservatives.
8: The body is covered with a paste made from resin and fat.
9: Lastly, the body is wrapped in many layers of linen, with amulets put in between.
This whole process takes around 70 days.

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