Mummies

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Mummies

• What are they really?

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What do we know about mummies?
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Mummy Facts

• When a body is mummified, it is preserved so that
  the bacteria and fungi cannot grow.
• Mummies still have some of their soft tissue.
• Mummies last for so long, that we still have
  mummies today from ancient Egypt!

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Different forms of mummification

• Embalming
• The process of deliberately preserving a body.
  It involves drying a body with sunlight, fire,
  smoke, or chemicals, which removes the moisture
  that bacteria and fungi need to grow.
• Ice
• Also preserves a body because bacteria and fungi
  cannot live in freezing temperatures.
• Peat bogs
• Cold, deep, stagnant bodies of water with high
  acid levels, preserve bodies because bacteria and
  fungi cannot live in the oxygen-free environment.
  

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Lets see a video about mummies!

• Mummies

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Different Types of Mummies Found

• Tollund Man This 2,100-year-old mummy was found
  in a peat bog in Denmark. He had a rope around
  his neck, indicating that he was probably
  sacrificed. Tollund Man
• Lindow Man This mummy was found in an English
  peat bog. When scientists examined the body, they
  discovered he had been murdered.Lindow Man, Bog
  Body

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some more mummies

• Ötzi the Iceman Found frozen in the Alps, this
  man died about 5,200 years ago. Ötzi the Iceman
  The Iceman's Last Meal
• Juanita (also known as the Ice Maiden) This
  young Inca girl was discovered in the Andes in
  Peru. She had been sacrificed in a ritual and
  preserved in ice. The High Mummies Incan
  MummiesJuanita, Incan Ice Maiden

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the most famous mummy

• Tutankhamen (King Tut) Buried in a tomb filled
  with treasures, this Egyptian pharaoh had been
  embalmed. His organs were removed and his body
  was dried with salt and then wrapped in hundreds
  of yards of linen.Mummies of Ancient
  EgyptMysteries of EgyptSecrets of the Pharaohs

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Check out these sites

• Mummy-Making Methods
• Mummies of the World
• Mummies Unmasked
• Mummification

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Answer these questions with your group

• What is this mummy or group of mummies called?
• Where was it found?
• Describe what scientists found. (Draw a picture
  or print out an image.)
• How was it preserved?
• How well preserved was it?
• Was the mummy preserved intentionally or
  accidentally, or is it impossible to tell?
• Explain what is known about this person,
  including name, position, or title, and cause of
  death. How do scientists know this information?
• Were other objects found with the mummy? If so,
  what do they reveal about the mummy?
• What have scientists and historians learned about
  the mummys society?

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Lets share what we have learned