Why are mummies so important?

Mummies are so important to ancient Egypt because they preserved the dead and they believed that the steps above a tomb would boost the sole into heaven. They took out all of the organs and pulled the brain out of the nose and put it in a Canopic Jar which was eventualy put into the tomb or pyramid with the preserved mummy . read more

answer: While mummy-making cultures existed all over the world, ancient Egypt is best known for preserving anything from a peasant to a pharaoh, a cat to a crocodile. read more

The body was then wrapped in linen with protective amulets inserted between layers, and placed in a decorated anthropoid coffin. By the Late Period, mummies were placed in painted cartonnage mummy cases. read more