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Most of us usually picture an Egyptian mummy wrapped in bandages and buried deep inside a pyramid. While the Egyptian ones are the most famous, mummies have been found in many places throughout the world, from Greenland to China to the Andes Mountains of South America. Grab a paper and let's get started! Activity: Do you know why the ancient Egyptians mummified their dead? How did they do it? Were there steps? Who were mummifed? Take a few minutes to write down all that you know about Egyptian mummification. |