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Tutankhamun | 6. secrets of the pharaoh's mummy

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The Ancient Egyptian Burial Process

The egyptians believed in an after life. They believed that if everything was done right in the earthly life, the appropriate rituals are performed at a the time of death and just prior to burial. And provided the setting is appropriate, then the individual live, will live a kid of e idealized hereafter. But before we jump into the intricacies of mummification, let's start with a crucial bit of context. What did the ancient egyptians believe happened after death?

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