The earliest ancient Egyptians buried their dead in small pits in the desert. The heat and dryness of the sand dehydrated the bodies quickly, creating lifelike and natural 'mummies'. ... Challenge. Make your way through the underworld. This game requires Shockwave · Why did the ancient Egyptians mummify their dead? read more
The ancient Egyptians made their first mummies around 3400 BC, and continued doing so for the next 4000 years, after which the practice was treated as a pagan one, owing to the spread of Christianity. read more
Ancient Egyptians created mummies because of their staunch belief in life after death and the need for a well-preserved body in the afterlife was of monumental importance. The study of ancient Egyptians reveals that the need to discover artificial means of preserving bodies came after they discovered natural means of doing so. read more
They therefore developed a method of preserving, or embalming, bodies to make mummies. Ancient books describe the complete embalming process, which took 70 days. First, the embalmer made a small incision and removed all the body’s organs except the heart and kidneys. read more