Information about mummies around the world for readers, writers, & learners of all ages ...

What are mummies How are mummies made Who were the mummies All about the afterlife A project of the Cultural Heritage Initiative for Community Outreach at the University of Michigan School of Information Last updated August 6, 1997. As of May, 2001 this site is no longer being updated. Please send questions and comments to CHICO ...

You are about to have your eyes and internal organs removed and your brain pulled out! Then your body will be stuffed with sawdust and rags, wrapped in bandages, put in a coffin and buried! Follow the step-by-step process that will turn your body into an EGYPTIAN MUMMY! To use this Web Book place your cursor over the images to see the comments as you travel to the afterlife. Click on Next and ...

SITE INDEX It was startling. More than 5, 000 years ago, after burying their dead, the ancient Egyptians learned that the burning desert sands desiccated corpses. Instead of turning to dust, the skin shriveled up and clung to the bones. Mummificationthe practice of dressing for success, eternal successhad begun. Click image to enlarge. And since they didnt want to spend eternity looking rotten, ...

1 of 7 Ancient Egyptians believed that to die was to begin a new life in another world. This afterlife would be almost identical to life on earth so the spirit would need a body. To preserve the bodies of the dead, Egyptians perfected an embalming process called mummification. The most elaborate form of mummification required about seventy days to prepare and preserve the body. This picture ...

A highly researched, thoroughly documented and illustrated site devoted to the study of Theban royal mummies from DB320, KV35, and other tombs in the Valley of the Kings.

Thousands of Inca mummies were discovered in Peru last week, along with their ancient possessions. Learn how mummies are made (and about the legendary mummy curse).

Roman-era tombs southwest of Cairo yield scores of gilded mummies ...

The NMS Mummy Project The National Museums of Scotland (NMS) are blessed with an excellent collection of Ancient Egyptian artefacts. This includes several mummies excavated by such famous Egyptologists as Alexander Rhind and Flinders Petrie. In order to find out more about the collection, and also to assess the conservation required, a 4 year project was initiated to investigate fully various ...

The UnMuseum Mummy Room If you've ever wondered about the Mummy's Curse, been chilled by a mummy movie, or been fascinated by the gold death mask of the mummy of King Tut, then you are going to enjoy our celebration of the mysterious Egyptian Mummies. Start by finding out how mummies came to be on our Making Mummies page. Then learn about King Tut, perhaps the most famous mummy of all time. Was ...

Egyptian Mummies click the picture above to enter Enter -created by Kristen Quintana on 7/20/01- -my project for mr.adam's bellermine summer school class, period two class number eighty-one- - - - - _____ ...