Who invented mummification?

The process of mummification started by the Myth of Osiris: THE OSIRIS MYTH & MUMMIFICATION By the time of the Old Kingdom of Egypt (c. 2613-2181 BCE), mummification had become standard practice in handling the deceased and mortuary rituals grew u... read more

Mummification is the art of preserving a body after it has ceased living. It is often referred to with human remains, but any body can be mummified successfully. The earliest accounts of mummification come from Ancient Egypt, where they would preserve the body as best as possible and wrap the body in gauze to protect it in the burial coffin from the wild animals of the desert. read more

History of Burial Beliefs in Ancient Egypt In Predynastic Egypt, bodies were buried in the sand at the edge of the desert and would often naturally mummify because of the sand and climate. In early Dynastic times, tombs began to be used separating the body from the sand requiring artificial mummification to preserve the body. read more

The process of mummification started by the Myth of Osiris: the osiris myth & mummification By the time of the Old Kingdom of Egypt (c. 2613-2181 BCE), mummification had become standard practice in handling the deceased and mortuary rituals grew up around death, dying, and mummification. read more