Tutankhamun | 6. secrets of the pharaoh's mummy
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The Process of Mummification
The belief was that if you survive into the next life, then you inhabit essentially the same body. The egyptians were masters when it came to preservation of bodies. They observed that in some cases, bodies could apparently survive more or less intact after the death. This leads to an extremely after, a elaborate set of rituals and very practical actions which allow for the survival of the physical body.
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