Mummy - Wikipedia A mummy is a dead human or an animal whose soft tissues and organs have been preserved by either intentional or accidental exposure to chemicals, extreme cold, very low humidity, or lack of air, so that the recovered body does not decay further if kept in cool and dry conditions
The Mummy (2017) - IMDb The Mummy: Directed by Alex Kurtzman With Tom Cruise, Russell Crowe, Annabelle Wallis, Sofia Boutella An ancient Egyptian princess is awakened from her crypt beneath the desert, bringing with her malevolence grown over millennia and terrors that defy human comprehension
Mummy | Definition, History, Facts | Britannica Mummy, body embalmed, naturally preserved, or treated for burial with preservatives after the manner of the ancient Egyptians The process varied from age to age in Egypt, but it always involved removing the internal organs (though in a late period they were replaced after treatment), treating the
Egyptian Mummies - Smithsonian Institution About 2600 BCE, during the Fourth and Fifth Dynasties, Egyptians probably began to mummify the dead intentionally The practice continued and developed for well over 2,000 years, into the Roman Period (ca 30 BCE–CE 364) Within any one period the quality of the mummification varied, depending on the price paid for it
Mummy History A mummy is a person or animal whose body has been dried or otherwise preserved after death
Mummification in Ancient Egypt - World History Encyclopedia The practice of mummifying the dead began in ancient Egypt c 3500 BCE The English word mummy comes from the Latin mumia which is derived from the Persian mum meaning 'wax' and refers to an embalmed
Egyptian death and afterlife: mummies - British Museum Listen on the Audio app, available on the App Store and Google Play This gallery explores death and the afterlife, something which held particular significance and meaning for the ancient Egyptians Mummification, magic and ritual are investigated through the objects on display here
Mummy - New World Encyclopedia A mummy is a dead body whose skin and dried flesh have been preserved over an extended time period This may be accomplished by either intentional or accidental exposure to chemicals , extreme cold, very low humidity , or lack of air when bodies are submerged in bogs
8 Facts about Mummies — Google Arts Culture When people think of mummies, they often think of ancient Egypt, perhaps because of rich grave goods buried with Egyptian mummies, and the wealth of information left in hieroglyphs But