Smithsonian Journeys Dispatches

Video: A Recipe for Mummification


Members of the ancient Egyptian nobility are known for their elaborate tombs and death rituals, in preparation for a sumptuous and comfortable afterlife. Here, learn more about the recipe for mummification, which further refined Egyptian traditions around death and dying.

Video courtesy of the Smithsonian Channel.

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