Mummification

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The mummification of quadrupeds was a highly developed industry, able to compete only with the mummification of people....

Preserved mummy of the Sicilian sleeping beauty

Salafiya was one of the first people who used it for mummification of bodies. Alcohol, along with dry conditions in ground water Tombs have resulted in drying the body of Rozalia and resulted in mummification....

Strange burial rituals from around the world

Among the most bizarre burial rites is self- mummification. This is achieved with a special diet that leads to death and mummification. This practice is common in Japanese Buddhist monks who are called Sokushinbutsu....

Millennia-Old Mummy Discovered in Luxor

The discoveries there have revealed the majority of what we know today about the ancient practice of mummification. The Spanish team of archaeologists is in its 13th year of active work in Luxor....

Mummy with Jewelry Uncovered in Luxor

It is in horrible condition but the jewelry attached to it during the process of mummification is fully intact. The decorations on the mummy reveal its high status....

The Tarim Mummies of Xinjiang

Interestingly, it is believed that the people there had not practiced mummification. The place where the bodies were found was in the Taklimakan desert....

Nefertiti, disastrous end or new beginning?

Probably, that idea is made after the death of the queen, because such was the custom at that time to make such objects the process of mummification....