Title slide -----------------------------


What do you know about 
Egyptian Mummies?

{pic of mummy coffin}


Find out now [ arrow to slide 2]



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Are Mummies all human?


Yes [to 3 - wrong]

No [to 4 - correct]




Slide 3 -----------------------------


Wrong!

{pic of mummy head1}


Try again [to last slide viewed]




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The ancient Egyptians mummified animals, especially cats

{pic of cat mummy}


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Before a body can be mummified it must be:

Enchanted? [wrong to slide 3]

Enchanced? [wrong to slide 3]

Embalmed? [correct to slide 6]





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Internal organs were removed and the body was preserved with salt before being stuffed.

{pic of embalming salt}


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How can we tell what a person looked like?


by unwrapping mummies [wrong to slide 3]

by scanning and modelling [correct to slide 8]

by looking at the inner coffin (cartonnage) [wrong to slide 9]




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Medical imaging has allowed this portrait of a priest, Nesperennub, to be made without unwrapping the mummy.

{pics of Nesperrenub X4}


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The inner coffin or cartonnage has a portrait but a more accurate portrait is possible

{pic of Nesperrenub inner}


Try again [to 7]




Slide 10 -----------------------------


We hope you enjoyed learning about Egyptian mummies.



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