Facts on Egyptian Mummification

Mummification is the preservation of a body. It can be either animal or human. They can be preserved in three different ways. They can be preserved wet, frozen, or dried. It can be a natural process or it may be deliberately achieved. By eliminating moisture, you have eliminated the source of decay. They dried the body by using a salt mixture called natron. Natron is a natural substance that is found in abundance along the Nile river. They natron is made up of four different types of salts. Sodium carbonate, sodium bicarbonate, sodium chloride, and sodium sulfate. The sodium carbonate works as a drying agent, drawing the water out of the body. http://egyptancient.org/Ancient_Egypt_Mummies1.jpg<iframe title="YouTube video player" width="640" height="390" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/-MQ5dL9cQX0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe>