Other Cool Facts About Mummification
- Getting mummification done to you or a family member was very expensive
- Cats, dogs, monkeys, cows, birds, and others were considered to be connected to the Gods, so they were also mummified.
- Most mummies were found in pyramids.
- Some of the 70,000,000 mummies found had to be cremated because of diseases found in their bodies.
- Mummifications on a human being would usually take 70 days to complete.
- The organs of the deceased's body (not including the heart) would be placed inside special jars that the Gods would have access to.
- When mummification first started, only the pharaohs could be mummified, then other citizens became wealthy and started getting mummified too.
- Other nearby countries such as Rome, picked up the mummification idea and religion.
- Mummification carried on for over 2,000 years
- Cats, dogs, monkeys, cows, birds, and others were considered to be connected to the Gods, so they were also mummified.
- Most mummies were found in pyramids.
- Some of the 70,000,000 mummies found had to be cremated because of diseases found in their bodies.
- Mummifications on a human being would usually take 70 days to complete.
- The organs of the deceased's body (not including the heart) would be placed inside special jars that the Gods would have access to.
- When mummification first started, only the pharaohs could be mummified, then other citizens became wealthy and started getting mummified too.
- Other nearby countries such as Rome, picked up the mummification idea and religion.
- Mummification carried on for over 2,000 years