Mummification
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is the form of embalming practiced by the ancient
Egyptians. The process changed over time from the Old
Kingdom, when only kings could be mummified to the New Kingdom, in which
everyone could be mummified. The entire process of to be
completed took 70 days. After a body was delivered to the p ....
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.... separates the nasal cavity from the
brain cavity. They did this by shoving a sharp instrument up the nose. After
they broke the bone, the embalmers used a hook to either take the brain out
piece by piece, or used the hook to stir the brain until it was liquefied. If it was liquefied they would turn the body face down so that the brain would spill out of the nostrils. The reason the Egyptians were so rough with the brain because they didn’t think that the brain had a lot of importance in ....
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