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Mummification

When one thinks of mummification ' what would immediately come into mind is Ancient Egypt . But according to archaeologists , they discovered that this process is also being practiced in other places such as China and even in the among the tribes in Alaska though they are not identical to that of the Egyptians whose method is more commonly known (Monet

Compared to the other methods which appear to be very simple in terms of process or procedures such as simply putting the corpse in cold

or airtight places , the Egyptian method is considered the most elaborate which is still shrouded and mystery as to how the process is exactly conducted . The only way to get an idea on how it was done is to examine the remains for pathological purposes as well as a smattering of surviving texts that have been found (Monet David 383-384

Egyptian mumification is a two-step process that entailed embalming which made use of chemicals to preserve the remains for a longer duration of time . The second process is wrapping the corpse with layers of linen bandages for the purpose of maintaining its shape through the passage of time (Monet David 385 . Archaeologists are amazed on how sophisticated ' Egyptians were in developing the technology to make a body live forever ' and had exceeded their expectations

If there is a reasonable conclusion to this topic , the Egyptians made a significant contribution to modern civilization with this process While it may be impractical for...