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HISTORY - 6th GRADE (Ancient Egypt): Mummification

This guide will introduce research methods for Ancient Egypt.

Images

Artwork of ancient Egyptians preparing a mummified pharaoh for burial.

Mummification. Photograph. Britannica ImageQuest, Encyclopædia Britannica, 26 Mar 2018.
quest.eb.com/search/132_1558648/1/132_1558648/cite. Accessed 14 Dec 2020.

Historical artwork of ancient Egyptians embalming (mummifying) a body. 

Mummification. Photograph. Britannica ImageQuest, Encyclopædia Britannica, 26 Mar 2018.
quest.eb.com/search/132_1558768/1/132_1558768/cite. Accessed 14 Dec 2020.

Egyptian mummified cat

Egyptian mummified cat. Photograph. Britannica ImageQuest, Encyclopædia Britannica, 25 May 2016.
quest.eb.com/search/132_1374329/1/132_1374329/cite. Accessed 14 Dec 2020.

 

Mummification material - The opening of the mouth and eyes

Mummification material - The opening of the mouth and eyes. Photograph. Britannica ImageQuest, Encyclopædia Britannica, 25 May 2016.
quest.eb.com/search/126_534349/1/126_534349/cite. Accessed 14 Dec 2020.

Benedict Library DataBase Resources

Mummy

Encyclopædia Britannica, 6 Nov. 2020.

VIDEO: Mummy

Encyclopædia Britannica, 6 Nov. 2020

Mummies

World of Forensic Science, Gale, 2016,

Tales from the Crypt

Science and Its Times, Gale, 2001.

Additional Web Resources

NEWSELA Collection

Ancient Egypt: The Art of Mummification

How and Why the Egyptians Made Their Mummies

Big Questions: How do you make a mummy?

The ancient Egyptians were making mummies 

a lot longer than thought

Images

Mummified Ancient Egyptian hand

Mummified Hand. Photograph. Britannica ImageQuest, Encyclopædia Britannica, 25 May 2016.
quest.eb.com/search/139_1899717/1/139_1899717/cite. Accessed 14 Dec 2020.

The mummified head of an unidentified Egyptian

ANCIENT EGPYT: MUMMY. - The mummified head of an unidentified Egyptian.. Fine Art. Britannica ImageQuest, Encyclopædia Britannica, 25 May 2016.  quest.eb.com/search/140_1707148/1/140_1707148/cite. Accessed 14 Dec 2020.