Look into the impact that graverobbing had on
Egyptian mummies (and the pharaoh mummies).
Compare a natural Egyptian mummy (made by the sun) to an artificial Egyptian
mummy (made by the mummymakers). How were they different?
How were they similar?
List the materials
that the mummymakers used to stuff various parts of a body. What was the
purpose of each item?
Describe how the Egyptians changed their mummymaking
techniques over the 3,000 years. Choose two or three of the techniques they used and
describe the results they received.
At one point (but only for awhile) the canopic jar
lids represented the Four Sons of Horus; you might want to research who Horus
was. At another point, "dummy" canopic jars (that remained
empty) were used; where did the internal organs go? You might want to describe
how canopic jars and their uses changed over time.
Why did Ancient Egyptians sometimes mummify animals? HINT: there
was more than one reason. Can you provide an example of each type of
Herodotus wrote and during what period of time Egyptians
mummified their dead according to the techniques he discussed.
Read about other curses
associated with Egyptian mummies. Are there many? Were they real?
What facts can you find about them.
Choose an interesting mummy or two from your
reading (or from your museum visits) and tell its story in your report. Who was
the person before it was a mummy? What have scientists discovered from their
examination of the mummy?
From your reading, select a number of interesting facts you
discovered about ancient Egyptians and/or their mummies and feature these in your report.
Compare a Chinchorro
mummy (or any other type of mummy)
to an Egyptian mummy. What similarities and differences do the two types