Mummification In Egypt

Mummification is the practice that was used in Ancient Egyptian times as a method of burying the pharaohs and royals. This practice was done and performed very carefully as the Egyptians believed that They needed to make the features of the Pharaoh as real as possible so the people in the Afterlife could identify them. The Egyptians also needed to make sure the layers of the castings would preserve the body.
The mummification process began with the removal of the soft inner parts. This was because they rotted very quickly and easily. A long metal spoon and a probe were used to pull the brains out through the nose. The head was then usually washed out with water to clean out the contents. The Ancient Egyptians believed that their brains were