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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

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

#1

Science Story: Egyptians started mummifying people and animals over five thousand years ago (around 3400 B.C.)
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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.
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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
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Science Story: Several people were engaged in the process of mummification: embalmers, surgeons, priests and scribes.
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Science Story: After having removed the organs, ancient Egyptians would let the body dry out for 40 days
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#6

Science Story: Without the wraps, most mummies weigh around 5 lbs.
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Science Story: King Tut, the most famous Egyptian mummy, was just 18 years old when he died
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Science Story: Some mummies were covered in a thin layer of gold
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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
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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.
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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.
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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
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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
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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.
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Science Story: The oldest naturally mummified mummy recovered from the Atacama Desert, South America, is dated around 7020 B.C.
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Were these facts interesting? Have you ever heard about any of them? Have you ever seen a mummy with your own eyes? Or would you like to?

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37 Comments
catmom
catmom
lmoores, The poor dog. Ugh.
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May 7, 2023 4:35PM
lmoores
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.
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Jul 30, 2022 3:05AM
Elsy O. Stromberg
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.
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Jun 17, 2022 1:34PM
steve
steve
Mummified HIPPOS???? The mind boggles.
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Mar 15, 2022 5:32PM
Edna Mohrmann
Edna Mohrmann
very interesting regarding the other mummies
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Jun 1, 2020 8:45AM
Ifka Theresa Filipovich
Ifka Theresa Filipovich
Did not know about South American mummies.
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Jan 8, 2020 7:38PM
g dramis
g dramis
Fascinating information!
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Oct 12, 2019 4:18PM
Sandy Barnes
Sandy Barnes
Very interesting.
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Aug 26, 2019 6:07PM
Marcia Spiegel Lerman
Marcia Spiegel Lerman
New information is knowledge.
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Jul 13, 2019 4:47PM
Isabel Laing
Isabel Laing
Good information
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Jul 1, 2019 3:52AM
lxixwithu
lxixwithu
Interesting information.
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Jun 27, 2019 5:38PM
jackyrabb
jackyrabb
Very Very Intrestine.
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Apr 2, 2019 6:11PM
Elizabeth Ashford
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.
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Mar 30, 2019 2:42PM
Jacky Pierce Friedman
Jacky Pierce Friedman
Very interesting and informative
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Feb 14, 2019 7:35PM
George Oliver Prince
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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Jan 20, 2019 8:01PM

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