mummies

In Egypt, 2000 bc, it was believed that after you passed away, you went on to the afterlife. This is how mummies were created. But, there's more to wrapping mummies than just covering them in bandages. Here are the steps you must take.

In order to keep the body from decaying, you need to wrap the body in cloth. That's the last thing you need to do. First, you put a pretty big cut in the body's left side, and scoop out all the organs and evrything else inside, except for the heart. The mummy makers store the organs in clay pots. Then, the organs were rinsed with wine.

Next, you have to do the tricky part - get the brain out. The Egyptians thought this organ wasn't important, so they disposed it. In order to get the brain out, you would need a tool. It was a long piece of wire, with a spoon at the end. The mummy makers would stick it up the body's nose, untill it reached the brain, and then scooped it all out. Sounds disgusting, doesn't it!

The Egyptians always left the heart in the body. This is because, according to legend, When you entered the afterlife your heart would be weighed on a balancing scale compared to a feather. if it was lighter, it would mean you are a good person, and you could move on into the afterlife and play games for an enternity. If it wasn't lighter, it would show you were a bad person in life, and a dog would eat your heart.

The next step takes a long time. The mummy maker will sprinkle Natron on to the body, and let it sit for 2 and 1/2 months! The Natron would absorb all the water from the body, and kills the bacteria.

Next, you have to paint the body with resin, a substance that comes from trees. Then cover it with wax, oil, and more Natron. The mummy makers filled the body with sawdust and cloth.

Finally, is the step weve all been waiting for... Wrapping! It took 15 days to wrap it! Some mummies had 20 layers of bandages. Then the finished mummy is placed in a Sarcophagus.

AND THATS IT!!!