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Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 57. Chapters: Column, Mummy, Sphinx, Papyrus, Adze, Sherd, Imiut fetish, Dung beetle, Ostracon, Stele, Ankh, List of ancient Egyptian papyri, Block statue, Ushabti, Uraeus, Scarab, Pectoral, Deshret, Commemorative scarabs of Amenhotep III, False door, Sistrum, Pyramidion, Pschent, Hypocephalus, Naos, Cosmetic palette, Hedjet, Flail, Canopic chest, Menat, Khepresh, Paddle doll, Glossary of ancient Egypt artifacts, Talatat, Was, Hand drill, Nemes, Scaraboid seal, Stick shabti, Khat, Weres, Slab stela. Excerpt: A mummy is a body, human or animal, whose skin and organs have been preserved by either intentional or incidental exposure to chemicals, extreme coldness (ice mummies), very low humidity, or lack of air when bodies are submerged in bogs, so that the recovered body will not decay further if kept in cool and dry conditions. Some authorities restrict the use of the term to bodies deliberately embalmed with chemicals, but the use of the word to cover accidentally desiccated bodies goes back at least to the 1730s. The oldest known naturally mummified human corpse is a decapitated head dated as 6,000 years old, found in 1936. The most famous Egyptian mummies are those of Seti I and Rameses II (13th century BC), though the earliest known Egyptian mummy, nicknamed 'Ginger' for its hair color, dates back to approximately 3300 BC. Mummies of humans and other animals have been found throughout the world, both as a result of natural preservation through unusual conditions, and as cultural artifacts to preserve the dead. Deliberate mummification is a feature of some ancient South American cultures in areas which, like Egypt, have very dry climates. There are more than 1000 mummies in dry Xinjiang, China. Over one million animal mummies have been found in Egypt, many of which are cats. The English word mummy is derived from medieval Latin ...
