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Mummification and Death in Ancient Egypt

Understand why ancient Egyptians mummified the dead — a religious practice, not just an ancient curiosity.

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More than preservation

Mummification is one of ancient Egypt's most famous practices — but it wasn't done for show. It was a deliberate, religiously motivated process, rooted in a specific belief about the afterlife.