The Mummification Process
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The ancient Egyptians developed a sophisticated method to preserve a dead body for the afterlife: mummification. First, the internal organs were removed and all moisture from the body was eliminated. Next, the body was wrapped with long strips of linen, and then covered with a large linen cloth. Follow the steps of the mummification process in this short animation about the Getty Museum's Romano-Egyptian mummy Herakleides.
Mummy of Herakleides:
http://bit.ly/Tg76E
Getting to Know Herakleides: Exploring a Red-Shroud Mummy from Roman Egypt:
http://youtu.be/HA0lEglXFQU
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