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The following is a list of mummies that have been found in Egypt dating to the pharaonic dynasties. This list includes individuals who were considered to be court officials, nobles, or commoners by historians. Some of these mummies have been found to be remarkably intact, while others have been damaged from tomb robbers and environmental ...
This is a list of mummies – corpses whose skin and organs have been preserved intentionally, or incidentally. This list does not include the following: Bog bodies for which there is a separate list
The following is a list of mummies that include Egyptian pharaohs and their named mummified family members. [a] Some of these mummies have been found to be remarkably intact, while others have been damaged from tomb robbers and environmental conditions (with some only having small fragments representing the mummy as a result).
The mummy was then sealed within its tomb, alongside the worldly goods that were believed to help aid it in the afterlife. [29] Aspergillus niger, a hardy species of fungus capable of living in a variety of environments, has been found in the mummies of ancient Egyptian tombs and can be inhaled when they are disturbed. [34]
The site where the mummies were found has been described as "the world's highest archaeological site". Llullaillaco is in the Atacama Desert, the driest non-polar desert on Earth. [16] The extreme dryness of the air is a major reason for the excellent preservation of the mummies for 500 years. [17]
Mummies found at burial site in Egypt. The mummy’s coffin reportedly did not weather time well and is described as having cracks throughout its base and top. In a statement, Egypt’s ...
Chambers for queens (or daughters): 6 mummies found total Unused canopic chest for the king Undecorated (Substructure was collapsing, pyramid not used for the king) [39] Burial chamber of Aat: Sarcophagus Mummy of Aat Canopic chest, 1 canopic jar Undecorated 2 mace heads, 7 duck-shaped alabaster cases, alabaster unguent jar, pieces of jewelry [39]
Tutankhamun's mummy is the only royal mummy found undisturbed in unwrappable condition. [1] The royal bloodline that Tutankhamun's family shared ended with the death of the young pharaoh, and with that came a question of the legitimacy of the following rulers. [85]