what are the methods of mummification?
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******************\nDONT TRY THIS AT HOME :D\n******************\nAn important man has died and his body needs to be prepared for burial. The process of mummification has two stages. First, the embalming of the body. Then, the wrapping and burial of the body. \n\nFirst, his body is taken to the tent known as 'ibu' or the 'place of purification'. There the embalmers wash his body with good-smelling palm wine and rinse it with water from the Nile.\n\nOne of the embalmer's men makes a cut in the left side of the body and removes many of the internal organs. It is important to remove these because they are the first part of the body to decompose.\n\nThe liver, lungs, stomach and intestines are washed and packed in natron which will dry them out. The heart is not taken out of the body because it is the centre of intelligence and feeling and the man will need it in the afterlife.\n\nA long hook is used to smash the brain and pull it out through the nose.\n\nThe body is now covered and stuffed with natron which will dry it out. All of the fluids, and rags from the embalming process will be saved and buried along with the body.\n\nAfter forty days the body is washed again with water from the Nile. Then it is covered with oils to help the skin stay elastic.\n\nThe dehydrated internal organs are wrapped in linen and returned to the body. The body is stuffed with dry materials such as sawdust, leaves and linen so that it looks lifelike. \n\nFinally the body is covered again with good-smelling oils. It is now ready to be wrapped in linen.\n\nn the past, when the internal organs were removed from a body they were placed in hollow canopic jars.\n\nOver many years the embalming practices changed and embalmers began returning internal organs to bodies after the organs had been dried in natron. However, solid wood or stone canopic jars were still buried with the mummy to symbolically protect the internal organs. \n\nImsety the human-headed god looks after the liver. Hapy the baboon-headed god looks after the lungs. Duamutef the jackal-headed god looks after the stomach. Qebehsenuef the falcon-headed god looks after the intestines.\n\nThe body has been cleaned, dried and rubbed with good-smelling oils. Now it is ready to be wrapped in linen.\n\n***************\nWrapping the mummy\n***************\n\nFirst the head and neck are wrapped with strips of fine linen. Then the fingers and the toes are individually wrapped. \n\nThe arms and legs are wrapped separately. Between the layers of wrapping, the embalmers place amulets to protect the body in its journey through the underworld.\n\nA priest reads spells out loud while the mummy is being wrapped. These spells will help ward off evil spirits and help the deceased make the journey to the afterlife. \n\nThe arms and legs are tied together. A papyrus scroll with spells from the Book of the Dead is placed between the wrapped hands.\n\nMore linen strips are wrapped around the body. At every layer, the bandages are painted with liquid resin that helps to glue the bandages together. \n\nA cloth is wrapped around the body and a picture of the god Osiris is painted on its surface. \n\nFinally, a large cloth is wrapped around the entire mummy. It is attached with strips of linen that run from the top to the bottom of the mummy, and around its middle.\n\nA board of painted wood is placed on top of the mummy before the mummy is lowered into its coffin. The first coffin is then put inside a second coffin. \n\nThe funeral is held for the deceased and his family mourns his death. \n\nA ritual called the 'Opening of the Mouth' is performed, allowing the deceased to eat and drink again.\n\nFinally, the body and its coffins are placed inside a large stone sarcophagus in the tomb. Furniture, clothing, valuable objects, food and drink are arranged in the tomb for the deceased.\n\nNow his body is ready for its journey through the underworld. There his heart will be judged by his good deeds
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Hey, I wonder what class your doing this for, but there are a few ways I can think of from the top of my head.  \n\n- Conjoin paper clips\n- Roll and Fold paper to create bones\n- And/or Use toothpicks\n\nYou can even use all three in the same project. \n\nCheers.
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So your saying they have mummified pay stubs???
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try this link it's got loads http://www.arkeodok.com/Skeletons/pages/Executed2.html\nand good for you! that sound like a really interesting job.
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Yes , \nThe mummification process if very different , \nPeru people didn't have pyramids , and didn't bury their kings in the deserts , and mountains like Egyptian did to secure the tombs . \nThe Peruvians used to kill all the women and servants and bury them with the king ,Egyptians didn't do so, \nPeruvians also had used to get out the dead king and dress him in fine clothe and put him on litters , and carry him in the streets in some occasions , this didn't happen ever in Egypt.\nAlso Peruvians scarified children but Egyptians didn't.
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I'm not sure, but I'd imagine wet soil. The decomposers probably use the water to live and as means of digestion, seeing as water is an excellent solvent.
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vinegar and baking soda. \nWill also be fun experiment for them!
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Exfoliate and moisturize.  \n\nExfoliating removes the dead skin cells on the surface.  Also drink lots of water.
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Embalming affects the process, slowing it somewhat, but does not forestall it indefinitely. Embalmers typically pay the greatest attention to the parts of the body seen by mourners, such as the face and hands. The chemicals that are used in embalming will repel most insects, and slow the process of bacterial putrefaction (the embalming fluid acts to "fix" cellular proteins which means that they cannot act as a nutrient source for bacteria and it also kills the bacteria themselves), but will not preserve a corpse indefinitely. In sufficiently dry environments, an embalmed body may end up mummified and it is not uncommon for bodies in dry vaults to remain preserved to a viewable extent after decades, such as the murdered civil rights activist Medgar Evers. Another case of this would be the body of Lenin, who was kept submerged in a special tank of fluid for decades, almost perfectly preserved[citation needed]. Bodies submerged in peat bogs may become naturally "embalmed", arresting decomposition and resulting in a preserved specimen known as a bog body.\n\nThe time for the reduction of an embalmed body to be reduced to a skeleton varies greatly. It is important to note that when a body is decomposed before preparation embalming treatment can still be achieved (the arterial system is slow to decay) although it will not restore a natural appearance without extensive cosmetic and reconstruction work and is largely used to control the foul odours associated with decomposition.
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The earliest known 'mummified' individual dates back to approximately 3300 BC, although it is not an intentional mummy. The body is on display in the British Museum and has been given the nickname of 'Ginger' because he has red hair [it's a cat]. Ginger was buried in the hot desert sand, possibly with stones piled on top to prevent the corpse being eaten by jackals. The hot, dry conditions desiccated and preserved the body.
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lethal injection, firing squad, hanging, beheading, electic chair, gas chamber
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I doubt that this is still practiced.  Most coffins now are metal; Orthodox Jews use wood, but metal is not permitted.  Years ago when coffins were made of wood, the cover would be nailed to prevent accidental opening during transit, potentially exposing contents.
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Many types of animals were mummified, some because they were beloved pets and others were offerings to gods or goddesses.  Animals mummified as pets included cats, falcons, monkeys, hawks, fish, shrews, dogs and gazelles (one was found with Queen Isetemkheb).  Ibises were mummified in honor of Thoth, and cats in honor of Bast/Bastet.  Bulls and crocodiles were sometimes sacrificed and mummified, as well.\nSometimes animals such as cows and birds were mummified and buried with human mummies in order to provide them with food in their next life.\n\nHope this was helpful :-)\n\nI included some sources with neat pictures of animal mummies...but they are a bit gross.
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I need microorganisms to decompose ur gapless sentence ;-)\n\nMicrobes can metabolize wide range of chemicals. So they can be used for decomposition.
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There is some research in this area.  There apparently are two types of decomposition.  Most references I see list 400-500C, but the research reference gives two temp ranges.
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immerse the apple in salt for a week. the salt will remove water through osmosis, leaving you with a mummified apple
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first, release some ants or use acid to get the rest of the flesh off. then, clean the bones with vinegar. then, have a pad of clay and mount them, sorry, i cant find a website.