Anomalocaris Posted August 8, 2015 #1 Share Posted August 8, 2015 (edited) Unusual embalming recipes have been identified on two ancient Egyptian mummies, according to new international research. Play Video How Different Cultures Made Their Mummies If you think the ancient Egyptians cornered the market on mummy making, think again. History is chock-full of cultures that preserved their dead. Julia runs down some of the more prominent examples. Wikimedia Commons The study investigated the 18th Dynasty mummies of the royal architect Kha and his wife Merit, a couple who were believed to have undergone a short and poor mummification -- if no mummification at all -- despite their relative wealth at death. Indeed, their internal organs were not removed and placed in canopic jars, as generally occurs in classical royal 18th Dynasty artificial mummification. Ancient Egyptian Mummies Embalmed With Unusual Recipes Edited August 8, 2015 by Anomalocaris Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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