
Vol 2 Ep 18 - Ancient Egypt: Religion
History of the World podcast
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Ancient Egyptian Methods of Mammification
Early mammification attempts in master batoms were not very good compared to later attempts. The egyptians learned the art, and eventually it would become a process that could take well over two month if and when done properly. Part of the reason why predonastic grave burials may have preserved the body so well was the presence of natron salt,. which the egyptians had established the value of matron has excellent fluid absorp an properties. Trinkets such as amulets would be placed alongside the body, including scarab beetle amulets. Scarab beetle was regarded as sacred, and its nature of rolling balls across the desert sands represented the disappearance and emergence of the
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