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A step by step process of how a body was prepared for mummification. The brain was removed along with all other major organs except the heart.
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How to Make a Mummy
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A step by step process of how a body was prepared for mummification. The brain was removed along with all other major organs except the heart.
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Engineering an Empire: Egypt - Erecting an Egyptian Obelisk
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In this video clip from Engineering an Empire we see how the Egyptians constructed an obelisk. In this process they set the granite base, build mud brick walls around it, fill the inside with stand, and constructed mud ramps leading to the center.
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The Workers of Deir-el-Medina
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The craftsmen in this ancient village were best known for the decorated tombs they built for kings. They were highly in such high demand, many nobles hired them for their own tombs.
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Damned Mummies
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Ancient Egyptians were very selective about who would travel on to the afterlife and who wouldn't. Some mummies were physically damaged with the intent of damning them for eternity.
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Reading the Nile
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Lost Superforts
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The Case of the Black Mummy
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Until the Black Mummy's discovery, Egyptian mummies were generally thought of as the oldest around. But this 3-year-old boy was embalmed in such a sophisticated manner that researchers believe his people had been perfecting the process for hundreds, if not thousands, of years before the Egyptians.
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