How exactly are mummies made? Not only can it be kept incorruptible for thousands of years, but it can also use technology to make 3,000-year-old dried corpses "speak".
When it comes to Egypt, many people already think of the magnificent pyramids, the 6,670-kilometer-long river of life, the Nile, as well as unique sphinx and spectacular temples.
These are all related to Egypt, and at the same time, the pharaohs here are also very mysterious existences, they not only attract attention, but many years after death, the remains will be preserved for future generations to believe.
And this way of preservation is to make mummies, of course, the Egyptians also believe that the soul will not disappear after death, will be attached to the body or statue, in order to keep the soul forever, they came up with this method of embalming the corpse.
Therefore, as long as the ancient Egyptians with good economic conditions will use this method to preserve the remains, not only limited to the royal family. Just pharaohs and members of the royal family will be put into special pyramids.
Today, mummies also refer specifically to artificial corpses, not only in Egypt, but also in many countries around the world. But this does not mean that the production process is simple, on the contrary, its production process is very complicated, and it is not easy to successfully make a mummy that is not corrupt for thousands of years.
You know, the mummification method is divided into two types, one is the method of the poor, which requires the use of laxatives to clean up the inside of the deceased's body, and then put the body into the soda powder prepared in advance.
Alkali powder will slowly absorb the moisture of the remains, almost a month, and then air dry, and when it is completely dry, it can be wrapped in linen and buried under the sand dunes, where it can be buried for a long time.
This method of the body can ensure that it does not rot for a long time, but compared to the second royal family production method, it is far worse, and the steps and processes of royal mummification are much more complicated.
The first is the treatment of the face, in order to not affect the face of the remains, it is necessary to first apply a large amount of pine resin to the face of the deceased to avoid drying later, the face will become shriveled and colorless.
The second is to hollow out the internal organs of the remains, because the remains are placed in the natural environment, which is easy to decay from the inside to the outside under the action of microorganisms.
Especially the intestine, there are many bacteria and microorganisms itself, once the function stops functioning, these microorganisms will multiply in large numbers, invading the interior little by little.
Therefore, hollowing out is also to better preserve the remains, and the organs and bones inside the remains will be removed, and even the brain plasma will be cleaned up.
After completing this step, the inside of the body can be coated with palm oil, then pine resin can be applied to the removed organs, and then the water can be absorbed with bubble soda powder and placed back inside the body.
This step is not over, the complete body should also be put into the alkali powder, the treatment can be dried, and then use special spices with beeswax, pine resin, wine and other substances, apply to the whole body, and then wrap tightly with cloth strips and put them in a special coffin.
The mummies made in this way are not rotten for thousands of years, and after opening, some are still lifelike, which is amazing. In 2020, scientists also used 3D printing technology to make mummies sound.
The mummy, named Nessi Amon, was an Egyptian priest who died 3,000 years ago, the only mummy left more than 200 years ago when a German air raid on Leeds, England, destroyed a museum.
After scientists transferred Nesi Amon to Leeds General Hospital in the United Kingdom, they studied its vocal tract and used 3D computer models to restore the mummy's vocal tract one by one.
After connecting the vocal tract to the artificial larynx, a short sound came from the vocal tract, somewhat similar to "bed" and "bad", although very brief, but already a miracle.
It's just that because Nessiamon's tongue and palate have become dehydrated and shrunk, in order to make him "speak" and say more, he needs to create a language that conforms to the structure of his mouth.
But this is enough to see that the production of mummies is rigorous to the inside of the mouth, and in that era, when medical development was relatively backward, it was admirable to have such superb body preservation technology.
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