The world of ancient mummies - 15 fascinating facts

1/14/2019

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Science Story: The world of ancient mummies - 15 fascinating facts

Take a look at these mysterious and shocking facts and you'll realize how little you know about the ancient technology of mummification.

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Science Story: Egyptians started mummifying people and animals over five thousand years ago (around 3400 B.C.) — shutterstock

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Science Story: Anyway, it wasn't until 2600 B.C. that they started removing the organs from the body first. It made the bodies last longer. — maxpixel Public Domain Mark

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Science Story: Throughout history, many animals have been discovered to have been mummified too: cats, birds, snakes, fish, horses, lions and even hippos — shutterstock

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Science Story: Several people were engaged in the process of mummification: embalmers, surgeons, priests and scribes. — shutterstock pxhere Public Domain Mark

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Science Story: After having removed the organs, ancient Egyptians would let the body dry out for 40 days — Jaroslav Moravcik / Shutterstock.com

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Science Story: Without the wraps, most mummies weigh around 5 lbs. — Andrea Izzotti / Shutterstock.com

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Science Story: King Tut, the most famous Egyptian mummy, was just 18 years old when he died — wikipedia CC BY

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Science Story: Some mummies were covered in a thin layer of gold — shutterstock

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Science Story: During the European middle ages, mummies were used as medicine: they were boiled and the oils were used to treat bruising, stomach aches, and other ailments — shutterstock

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Science Story: 95 years after his death, Vladimir Lenin’s mummy continues to be displayed in a mausoleum on Red Square in Moscow. — wikipedia Public Domain Mark

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Science Story: "Iceman" is the oldest well-preserved mummy found in Europe. It was preserved in a glacier in the Alps for over 5,300 years. — Naturalistic reconstruction of the Iceman | wikipedia CC BY-SA

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Science Story: Scientist still don't know why approximately 200 mummies found in a Chinese desert had European features and abundant phallic and vulva symbols on their graves — shutterstock

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Science Story: Ancient Egyptians are most famous for the mummies, but the South Americans were the first to start making them — wikipedia CC BY-SA

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Science Story: The Chinchorro mummies, found in what is now northern Chile, were buried up to two thousand years before the Egyptian mummies. — wikipedia CC BY

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Science Story: The oldest naturally mummified mummy recovered from the Atacama Desert, South America, is dated around 7020 B.C. — wikipedia CC BY

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37 Comments

Isabel Laing

Good information

Marcia Spiegel Lerman

New information is knowledge.

g dramis

Fascinating information!

Ifka Theresa Filipovich

Did not know about South American mummies.

catmom

lmoores, The poor dog. Ugh.

lmoores

I read of a dog 🐕 that was naturally mummified after it ran up.the inside of a hollowed out tree 🌳 and got stuck up there.

Elsy O. Stromberg

I never heard the body of Lenin referred to as a mummy. I would have thought they'd have buried him after they stopped being Communist.

steve

Mummified HIPPOS???? The mind boggles.

Edna Mohrmann

very interesting regarding the other mummies

Sandy Barnes

Very interesting.

lxixwithu

Interesting information.

jackyrabb

Very Very Intrestine.

Elizabeth Ashford

Tut was 19 when he died. today he is know to have been a fine warrior and was buried quickly in a small coffin. The golden face was made 72 days after his death and his heart had been removed with his orgins.

Jacky Pierce Friedman

Very interesting and informative

George Oliver Prince

Some of the best preserved bodies (not necessarily wrapped mummies) are found in desert areas where the hot sand immediately dried out all liquid from the bodies, preserving them

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