Mummies of Ancient Egypt
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Mummies of Ancient Egypt
 Mummy of Katebet | |
| Mummies of Ancient Egypt | |
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| Artist | Attributed to emanuelle.laurent |
| Year | 2007 |
| Dimensions | 13.22 cm × 8.47 cm ( 5.2 in × 3.3 in) |
| Location | British Museum, London |
Overview
The British Museum has the most Egyptian artifacts outside of Egypt. With that the artifacts also include 8 real mummies. The history of making mummies starts around 3500 B.C. Egyptians believed that death was not the end of their life but a transition from one state to another. So they believed the body had to be preserved in order to be recognized when the Egyptian eventually awoke from the tomb. The art of mummification was done in Egypt until 30 B.C.
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History of Mummification
The history of mummification started around 3500 B.C. Mummification was first done naturally because of the dessert dry weather in Egypt and shallow graves. This naturally preserved bodies. It was then thought by Egyptians that death was not the end to life and that they were just going to live another life. So it was then that mummification officially started being a regular practice around 2000 B.C. Both men and women were mummified. A whole process was adopted and mummies started to have items buried with them such as clothing, jewelry, gold or anything they would need in the afterlife. When Christianity became the religion of practice, mummification ended.
Creation of Ancient Egyptian Mummies
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Ancient Egyptian Mummies at the British Museum
References
1. Mark, J. J. (2017, February 14). Mummification in Ancient Egypt. Ancient History Encyclopedia. Retrieved from http://www.ancient.eu/article/44/
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