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Take a ten question quiz about this page.Mummies are studied by scientists without unwrapping them by using CAT scan and X-Ray machines.It is probably this custom that led to the superstition that mummies come back to life. Sometimes the mummy's mouth would be opened to symbolize breathing in the afterlife.The brain was thrown away because it was thought to be useless. The heart was left in the body because it was considered to be the center of intelligence.Some were burned for fuel, some were ground into powder to make magical potions, and some were destroyed by treasure hunters. Over the past few thousands of years, many of the Egyptian mummies have been destroyed in interesting ways.Once the body was all wrapped up, it was covered in a sheet called a shroud and placed in a stone coffin called a sarcophagus. The total process could take up to 40 days. Resin was used to glue the layers of wrap together. They would use many layers of strips of linen wrapping, covering the entire body. Once it was dry, they would use lotions on the skin to preserve it, reinforce the empty body with packing, and then cover the body in wraps of linen. With the body covered and stuffed with natron, they would let the body dry out for around 40 days. They would also take out some of the organs. The natron would help to dry out the body. The Egyptians started out by covering the body with a salty crystal substance called natron. It's water that causes much of the decay. The main thing they did was try to get all the water and moisture out of the body. It's a little gross, so we won't go into too much of the gory details. The Egyptians went through an elaborate process to preserve the body and keep it from decaying. Elliot Smith How did they embalm the mummies?
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