They did this to prevent them from drying out. The sand in Egypt was very hot and removed all moisture from them. THey would soon rot. 776920oncape's answer: also to make sure the body was kept well...
The ancient Egyptians believed that when someone died, their soul left their body. The soul would then return and be reunited with the body after it was buried. However, the soul needed to be able to...
The Egyptians mummified their rulers and dead ones, because they believed that their bodies were still alive in the sense. But simply sleeping and taking a journey into the Underworld. Hey, we still...
The mummification process was 70 days long. There were 4 priests; one was dressed as the god, Anubis. The inner organs were removed; the brain was removed through the nose with a special hook. The...