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Mummy | Definition, History, Facts | Britannica Throughout the Middle Ages, “mummy,” made by pounding mummified bodies, was a standard product of apothecary shops In course of time it was forgotten that the virtue of mummy lay in the bitumen, and spurious mummy was made from the bodies of felons and suicides
Mummy History A mummy is a person or animal whose body has been dried or otherwise preserved after death
Egyptian Mummies - Smithsonian Institution The methods of embalming, or treating the dead body, that the ancient Egyptians used is called mummification Using special processes, the Egyptians removed all moisture from the body, leaving only a dried form that would not easily decay It was important in their religion to preserve the dead body in as life-like a manner as possible
Mummy - New World Encyclopedia A mummy is a dead body whose skin and dried flesh have been preserved over an extended time period This may be accomplished by either intentional or accidental exposure to chemicals, extreme cold, very low humidity, or lack of air when bodies are submerged in bogs
Let’s learn about mummies The word “mummy” conjures images of gold-coated, bandage-wrapped bodies, hidden away in pyramids These mummies come complete with mazes and hieroglyphs and maybe a curse or two But in fact, a mummy can refer to any body that has had its tissue preserved after death
The origins of mummification in ancient Egypt - Australian Museum What is a ‘mummy’? The word ‘mummy’ refers to the dead body of a person or an animal that has not decayed due to specific natural or artificial conditions The word itself is derived from the Persian Arabic word mummiya, meaning ‘tar’ or ‘bitumen’
How Mummies Work - HowStuffWorks A mummy is simply a human being whose soft tissue has been preserved long after death Ordinarily, when a person dies, the decomposition process reduces the body to a bare skeleton in a matter of months