This fun fact about mummification isnt directly about Egyptian Mummification, but I know that there was an ancient Chinese Chancellor living in 100-200 BC named Xin Zhui, who was also mummified in similar fashions. Her mummification was so well preserved, likely due to climatic factors and also the delicate mummification process (including using 22 dresses of silk and hemp to cover her). In fact, when scientists decided to look at her state of body, they even found her last meal still in her stomach. Even after thousands of years, it is amazing how a body can be still well-preserved. That is why sometimes they give her the nickname, the Immortal Mummy
I really loved this video, and think it's my favorite so far as the mummification process is so much more interesting than I expected! I did not expect the process to be this long and intricate. One fun fact I remember learning about mummies in school is that they put food in their tombs in preparation for the afterlife (meat, poultry, grains, fruits, etc.). And they would take measures to ensure the preservation of these foods.
That's a very interesting fact about the food. They wanted too make sure everything was in place for the afterlife, so they even mummified food in a similar way as they would mummify a human body.
This entire process of storying the inner body was quite interesting as I have not heard of it before. Another interesting fact about mummies is that, while the most popular mummies are in Egypt, other places in the world such as Venzone in Italy and Inca and Aymara cultures in south America also mummified dead bodies.
I took a class about Egyptology during my J-term in my first year, and I learned a fascinating fact about the process of mummification: onions were sometimes used to fill body cavities, often serving as false eyes.
In addition to what is being done to organs during the mummification process, the reason why the heart was sometimes left behind is that the muscular organ was thought to be the center of intelligence amongst humans, which is why the brain was also thrown out during the mummification process.
A fun fact that I learned is that mummification was very expensive in the past (the most expensive mummification costed around 30 kg of silver) and still is today. It was interesting that some modern people still choose to go through mummification (and even their pets!). The cost of mummification only increased so nowadays it's extremely expensive, costing around $70,000.
Thank you! And thanks for the suggestion, these sites look very interesting with so much history behind them. I look forward to reading more about them and maybe I can make a video on this in the future.
I remember seeing the display of linen bandages covered with vignettes from the Book of the Dead in Louvre Abu Dhabi. It is interesting to see what important role pictures and hieroglyphs have played in the honouring and protection of the deceased in ancient Egypt.
Studying AP Art History, I learned that Egyptians preferred the method of mummification because they believed in the afterlife. In order to pass on well to the afterlife, they believed that the dead figure should be preserved in the best way possible, and that is why they invented mummies so that the human figure would be well-preserved.
When I first learned about Egyptian mummification process, it was a big shock to me that they removed all organs such as brain through the nose, because in Korea the body is literally put into the tomb only after the body was cleansed (for high hierarchy) or just as the last form the person was in.
I'm not sure I understand your question. What do you mean by equation? Do you mean if we know the quantity of salts that were used? Can you please clarify?
The mummification process is really interesting as I can tell how the ancient Egyptians had been gradually developing better methods for preservation. Another story I knew is that when mummies were first discovered, wealthy Europeans thought these mummies might be medicinally important to help them recover from illness.
@@MariaBaiasHeritage This is a bit nasty, but the body can and has been used in the past to soak up medicinal ingredients. Essentially pickling or marinating. Then parts are used medicinally because the flesh holds these medicinal herbs, minerals, oils, etc. I imagine all of the herbal oils and natron condensed in the mummies skin and flesh which caused it to have great health effects.
@@kurenai5000 I'd love to read more about this. Could you please share a link for the reference? I only found details about "mumia", but that's more about the use of bitumen for medicinal purposes.
@@MariaBaiasHeritage Sure, here's some pages - en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mellified_man en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Traditional_Chinese_medicines_derived_from_the_human_body You might also want to lookup any information about bamboo fed pigs in China. That could give you some more ideas on how an animal and what it consumes can change it. It's not exactly on topic but it will stimulate some ideas on how the science works.
I found it quite interesting to know that it takes around 70days to complete the mummification process. It signifies the belief of the people of the time that they would spend intense man hours to prepare the dead for the afterlife.
A lot of the maks which were created for the mummies (specifcally for people who weren ot from rich families) were made out of Papyrus. Masks for richer people were usuually made out of gold or other more expensive materials. With today's technology, scientists have been able to separate the different layers and actually have been able to read some of the writing in the papyrus that was used from casual letters to ancient poems.
Thank you for watching! I hope you enjoyed learning about the ancient Egyptian mummification process.
Thanks a lot
It really helps me
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Thank you for watching! I'm so happy to hear you found it helpful!
Thats really interesting ❤loved the way youve explained each anf every mummification process in detail
This fun fact about mummification isnt directly about Egyptian Mummification, but I know that there was an ancient Chinese Chancellor living in 100-200 BC named Xin Zhui, who was also mummified in similar fashions. Her mummification was so well preserved, likely due to climatic factors and also the delicate mummification process (including using 22 dresses of silk and hemp to cover her). In fact, when scientists decided to look at her state of body, they even found her last meal still in her stomach. Even after thousands of years, it is amazing how a body can be still well-preserved. That is why sometimes they give her the nickname, the Immortal Mummy
I really loved this video, and think it's my favorite so far as the mummification process is so much more interesting than I expected! I did not expect the process to be this long and intricate. One fun fact I remember learning about mummies in school is that they put food in their tombs in preparation for the afterlife (meat, poultry, grains, fruits, etc.). And they would take measures to ensure the preservation of these foods.
That's a very interesting fact about the food. They wanted too make sure everything was in place for the afterlife, so they even mummified food in a similar way as they would mummify a human body.
Very interesting and thanks for sharing.
Thank you! I'm happy to hear you found it interesting!
This entire process of storying the inner body was quite interesting as I have not heard of it before. Another interesting fact about mummies is that, while the most popular mummies are in Egypt, other places in the world such as Venzone in Italy and Inca and Aymara cultures in south America also mummified dead bodies.
There are mummies in many cultures around the world, it's very interesting to see similarities between cultures.
Please make a video on Indus valley civilization.
Thank you for the suggestion! I'll add that to the list of future videos.
I took a class about Egyptology during my J-term in my first year, and I learned a fascinating fact about the process of mummification: onions were sometimes used to fill body cavities, often serving as false eyes.
That's so interesting about the use of onions in the mummy!
In addition to what is being done to organs during the mummification process, the reason why the heart was sometimes left behind is that the muscular organ was thought to be the center of intelligence amongst humans, which is why the brain was also thrown out during the mummification process.
A fun fact that I learned is that mummification was very expensive in the past (the most expensive mummification costed around 30 kg of silver) and still is today. It was interesting that some modern people still choose to go through mummification (and even their pets!). The cost of mummification only increased so nowadays it's extremely expensive, costing around $70,000.
interesting video but aslo make a video on mohenjo daro and harappa
Thank you! And thanks for the suggestion, these sites look very interesting with so much history behind them. I look forward to reading more about them and maybe I can make a video on this in the future.
I remember seeing the display of linen bandages covered with vignettes from the Book of the Dead in Louvre Abu Dhabi. It is interesting to see what important role pictures and hieroglyphs have played in the honouring and protection of the deceased in ancient Egypt.
It is very interesting to see how much work went into preparing the deceased for the afterlife.
Studying AP Art History, I learned that Egyptians preferred the method of mummification because they believed in the afterlife. In order to pass on well to the afterlife, they believed that the dead figure should be preserved in the best way possible, and that is why they invented mummies so that the human figure would be well-preserved.
It was very important for them to preserve the body for the afterlife.
Nice!
Thanks!
Great video!
Thank you! ❤
@@MariaBaiasHeritage ❤
it was very goooooooooood
Thank you!! I'm glad you enjoyed it!
When I first learned about Egyptian mummification process, it was a big shock to me that they removed all organs such as brain through the nose, because in Korea the body is literally put into the tomb only after the body was cleansed (for high hierarchy) or just as the last form the person was in.
It is very interesting to see how different cultures have different ways taking care of the body of the deceased.
thanx 1st qs is salts using to perserve mummificatin process have any equation now days pl. ans
I'm not sure I understand your question. What do you mean by equation? Do you mean if we know the quantity of salts that were used? Can you please clarify?
The mummification process is really interesting as I can tell how the ancient Egyptians had been gradually developing better methods for preservation. Another story I knew is that when mummies were first discovered, wealthy Europeans thought these mummies might be medicinally important to help them recover from illness.
That's a very interesting fact. I wonder why people believed that... Do you know what led them to have these beliefs?
@@MariaBaiasHeritage This is a bit nasty, but the body can and has been used in the past to soak up medicinal ingredients. Essentially pickling or marinating. Then parts are used medicinally because the flesh holds these medicinal herbs, minerals, oils, etc.
I imagine all of the herbal oils and natron condensed in the mummies skin and flesh which caused it to have great health effects.
@@kurenai5000 I'd love to read more about this. Could you please share a link for the reference? I only found details about "mumia", but that's more about the use of bitumen for medicinal purposes.
@@MariaBaiasHeritage Sure, here's some pages - en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mellified_man
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Traditional_Chinese_medicines_derived_from_the_human_body
You might also want to lookup any information about bamboo fed pigs in China. That could give you some more ideas on how an animal and what it consumes can change it. It's not exactly on topic but it will stimulate some ideas on how the science works.
@@kurenai5000 Thanks for the links!
I found it quite interesting to know that it takes around 70days to complete the mummification process. It signifies the belief of the people of the time that they would spend intense man hours to prepare the dead for the afterlife.
A lot of the maks which were created for the mummies (specifcally for people who weren ot from rich families) were made out of Papyrus. Masks for richer people were usuually made out of gold or other more expensive materials. With today's technology, scientists have been able to separate the different layers and actually have been able to read some of the writing in the papyrus that was used from casual letters to ancient poems.
I like it it’s not scary
Glad to hear you like it!
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