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Ancient Egyptians loved life and believed in immortality. This motivated them to make early plans for their death. While this may seem contradictory, for Egyptians, it made perfect sense: They believed that life would continue after death and that they would still need their physical bodies. Thus, preserving bodies in as lifelike a way as possible was the goal of mummification, and essential to the continuation of life.

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Step by step process of mummification

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Insert a hook through a hole near the nose and pull out part of the brain

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Make a cut on the left side of the body near the tummy.

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Remove all internal organs

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Let the internal organs dry.

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Place the lungs,intestines,liver in canopic jars

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Place the heart back inside the body

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Rinse inside the body with wine and spices.

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Cover the corpse with natron (salt) for 70 days

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After 40 days stuff the body with linen or sand to give it a more human shape

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After the 70 days wrap the body from head to toe in bandages

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place in a sarcophagus

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If the person had been a Pharaoh, he would be placed inside his special burial chamber with lots of treasure!