BURIAL

It was the ancient Egyptians burial practises that give us so much information about their lives.

During burial it was important that the dead persons body survived for the afterlife.

The soul needed to have it`s body intact.

The early pre-dynastic period saw bodies buried in shallow graves in hot sand were the purpose was to dry out the body quickly and were then preserved.

Later on chamber burials became popular with the rich.

By the time of 1552 B.C. an elaborate set of rituals had grown around the practise.

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