
The Mystery of Mummies (Dr. Bob Brier, Ancient Egypt)
Jimmy Akin's Mysterious World
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The Ancient Egyptians Mummified a Human Cadaver
"I mummified a human cadaver to try to fill in the gaps of how the ancient Egyptians did it. And I think something really amazing here that I know is going to be of great interest to the little boys in the audience," he says. "We packed it in Natron for like 35 days that corresponded with 40 days of the inner job." He then inverted the cadaver and it ran out through the nose, kind of like a strawberry milk drink.
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Mummies have long been an object of fascination, but how they were made has been a mysterious trade secret of the "men of Anubis." Jimmy Akin continues his conversation with Dr. Bob Brier discuss what he's learned about mummies as one of the world's foremost experts.
