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Ancient Egypt. MUMMIFICATION By: Jackie Brooks Becky Katz Peter Lai Phyllis Williams. Contents. Who and What was mummified? Process Current applications Citations. Who and What were Mummified. Anyone who could afford to pay for the expensive process could be mummified.
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Ancient Egypt MUMMIFICATION By: Jackie Brooks Becky Katz Peter Lai Phyllis Williams
Contents • Who and What was mummified? • Process • Current applications • Citations
Who and What were Mummified • 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. Return to TOC
Process of Mummification Embalming Wrapping Return to TOC
Embalming – a How to Guide • Rinse body with wine and then water • Pull out brain through nose and discard • Keep heart in body • Remove and pack lungs, liver, stomach and intestines in natronto dry • Either put in canopic jars or wrap in linen and put back in body • Put body in natron for 40 days to dry. • Wash with water and cover with oil • Wrap • video Return to Process Info
Wrapping • Website information Return to TOC
Current Applications • Great Conditions • How are we Finding Information? • X-rays and CT scans • So what? • Test your Knowledge Return to TOC
Great Conditions • The searing hot sand caused the remains to dry quickly preventing decomposition. CA
How do we find INFO? • Analysis of ancient DNA from a piece of tissue or bone tooth or inside of bone CA
So WHAT? • 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. CA
Test your Knowledge • What items are tested to extract DNA from Mummies? Test the linen Wrap Testing Teeth and Bones
Incorrect! • You may want to go back and read again. Applications
YAY • Great Work Mummification Sleuth!
Citations • 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 Return to TOC