MUMMIFICATION

By: Jackie Brooks Becky KatzPeter Lai

Phyllis Williams

Who and What was mummified?

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Anyone who could afford to pay for the expensive process could be mummified.

Animals that represented gods and godesses were also mummified

Dogs were pets and hunting companions and also mummified.

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Embalming Wrapping

Rinse body with wine and then water Pull out brain through nose and discardKeep heart in bodyRemove and pack lungs, liver, stomach and

intestines in natron to dryEither put in canopic jars or wrap in linen and

put back in bodyPut body in natron for 40 days to dry.Wash with water and cover with oilWrapvideo Return to

Process Info

Website information

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Great ConditionsHow are we Finding Information?X-rays and CT scansSo what?Test your Knowledge

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The searing hot sand caused the remains to dry quickly preventing decomposition.

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Analysis of ancient DNA from a piece of tissue or bone tooth or inside of bone

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• Study of Infectious diseases through DNA analysis

By studying mummies, we can get an idea about how diseases have changed over time.

It puts human disease into perspective.

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What items are tested to extract DNA from Mummies?

Test the linen Wrap

Testing Teeth and

Bones

You may want to go back and read again.

Applications

Great Work Mummification Sleuth!

Mummy picture on title page http://erl.wustl.edu/images/mummy2.jpg Cat mummy http://www.britishmuseum.org/explore/highlights/highlight_image.aspx?image=ps289496.jpg&retpage=15463http://

www.britishmuseum.org/explore/highlights/highlight_image.aspx?image=ps289496.jpg&retpage=15463http://www.britishmuseum.org/explore/highlights/highlight_image.aspx?image=ps289496.jpg&retpage=15463

Video on mummification http://streaming.discoveryeducation.com/studentCenter/index.cfm?cdCode=T762D-6E55 Funny Mummy on Process page http://pers.dadeschools.net/prodev/graphics/mummies.gif Natron info http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Natron

Canopic jar info http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Canopic_jar

Wrapping photo http://www.nationalgeographic.com/ngkids/9906/mummies/mummy_making.html

http://www.teachnet-lab.org/miami/2002/mgil/embalming.gif Sand http://korubo.com/Morocco/hotsand.jpg X-rays and CT scans   http://img.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2007/06_02/Mummy5G270607_468x324.jpg DNA and Teeth http://www.pbs.org/wnet/pharaohs/secrets3.html

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