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The whole process of mummy making

The whole process of mummy making

4hw.org: mummies are the bodies of ancient people with special methods to preserve their dignity. Mummies have been found in many parts of the world, not only in Egypt, but also in many places with ancient civilization. The mummies are made of different techniques. Let's take a look at them together!

How did the mummy come into being

&Mud mummies: about six thousand years ago, the chinkoros, who lived off the coast of Chile, mummified their dead people - five thousand years earlier than Tutankhamun. The chinkoros took out the internal organs of the dead, dismembered the body and removed most of the muscles. Later, they filled the body with plant fibers and covered the body with thick black mud, so these mummies are also called black mummies. After three thousand years of evolution, the qinkoro people's mummification technology is becoming more and more mature, and they even draw various exquisite patterns on the mummy's face. At the end of the day, they began to wrap the bodies in red clay. About three thousand years later, local people simplified the process of making them, and began to use only red clay to wrap the bodies.

&Middot; Egyptian mummy: Egyptian mummy is the most famous mummy in the world. Their brains are removed from their noses, and their internal organs are removed from small incisions in their abdomen and stored in burial jars for permanent preservation. The Egyptians wrapped the corpse in 180 kilograms of a mixture of salts, known as effervescence, which can be used as a preservative to keep the corpse dry and reduce the smell. They also put a amulet on the heart of the body, the only internal organ in the body. Then they wrapped the mummy in fine linen and covered it with prayers.

&Chinese mummies: about 500 years ago, China invented the method of using formalin to preserve corpses without taking out the perishable internal organs and brain in advance. The technique of making mummies is still a mystery. In Guilin, southern China, a well preserved mummy still has fingernails, nose plugs and ear plugs, suggesting fluid remains in the body.

Italian mummies: Sicilians use unique mummies. The body was hung on a ceramic tube in the catacombs and dried for eight months before being washed with vinegar and exposed to flowing air. After these treatments, some of the bodies were preserved with preservatives, while others were sealed in glass cabinets. This method of mummification was officially cancelled in 1871. A large number of bodies were disposed of in an underground Catholic mausoleum in Palermo, Sicily, in the early 20th century, in violation of the relevant government regulations.