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Pelly8910 | 12:20 Sat 05th Feb 2011 | History
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How were Ancient Egyptian Mummies preserved and didnt rot?
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Embalming ...
12:50 Sat 05th Feb 2011
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agree with Naz (welcome back, woolly)
12:52 Sat 05th Feb 2011
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Why not ask all your questions on the same topic on one thread? That way you'll get a better detailed answer, and it would be easier to tract the answers.
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12:57 Sat 05th Feb 2011
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the whole point of mummification was to stop them rotting. Heat and dryness helped, and so did the oils and salts they used. There's a summary of it here:

http://www.suite101.c...s-made-mummies-a36290

I see I was wrong about the heart, that was left in the body
13:18 Sat 05th Feb 2011

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