![]() While red was the most potent of all colors in Ancient Egypt, it was also a color of life and protection – derived from the color of blood and the life-supporting power of fire.ĭuring the mummification process the organs of the human body were removed and preserved separately in canopic jars. What was the color of life in ancient Egypt? If an autopsy is being performed, the vital organs are removed and immersed in an embalming fluid, and then replaced in the body, often surrounded by a preservative powder. Modern embalming now consists primarily of removing all blood and gases from the body and inserting a disinfecting fluid. Thus, the ancient Egyptians changed their burial practices. The ancient Egyptians mummified their dead because they believed that the physical body would be important in the next life. The process of mummification is the process (embalming and wrapping) by which a body was preserved and prepared for burial. When they finally unstopped the body, all the oil flowed out, carrying the liquefied remains of the internal organs with it. Then they stopped up all the body’s orifices and let the oil sit inside for several days. The embalmers injected the body with an oil mixture, filling the entire torso cavity. The Egyptians collected this powder, a mixture of sodium compounds, from the shores of Egyptian lakes in the desert west of the Nile Delta. What did the Egyptians cover their dead with to dry them out?Īfter the embalmers removed the organs and re-stuffed the body, they laid the body down on a sloped board and covered it completely with natron powder. It was then placed on a slanted couch so that any fluids that dripped out as the body was drying could be collected and buried along with it. The body itself was then stuffed with bundles of a natural salt called natron, which they also used to completely cover the body. ![]() ![]() How did the Egyptians dry out the bodies? ![]()
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