Then the preparers would dry or smoke the flesh, clean the bones and reinforce the skeleton using reeds and clay. PhotoDozens of other societies in the region of what is now Peru also mummified their dead. They would pack them into bundles of cloth or wool, shaped like a sitting person. PhotoAdvertisement Continue reading the main storyThe first Egyptian station features four canopic jars, which safeguarded the organs of the deceased. Her dried feet and skull emerge from what appears to be a straw or cloth covering.

Source: New York Times March 23, 2017 09:00 UTC