Egyptian Mummies

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burial.
Egyptians used other methods of embalment. One method attributed to the
lower class was to bury the body in the desert sand for a lengthy period of
time. The result of this method dried the skin of the body into a leathery
shell. Arab historian Abdel el Latif discovered on one of his expeditions
a rather unorthodox method of embalment. Latif and his team came across a
jar filled with honey. During a lunch break Latif and his party indulged
in the jar of honey until hair began to emerge from the jar. Upon close
observation the body of a small child was uncovered perfectly preserved in
the honey(not too appetizing).

The most well known mummies are those of Egyptian Pharaohs. The body
of Tutankhamun is the most renowned fully intact mummy. Several other royal
mummies have survived the centuries but they have been re-wrapped and
stripped of their jewels. Re-wrapped mummies were not properly completed
and were always hurried(for fear of divine retribution). The ...

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