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Apple QuickTime movie  |  2003-04-17  |  11.7 MB  |  256x192  |  10fps  |  1 minute, 54 seconds
Transcription: The ancient Egyptians believed that the dead lived on in the next world and that for this reason their bodies should be preserved forever. They believed that the body would serve a person in the next world and therefore spent much effort in developing methods of embalming or keeping the tissues of the body from decaying. The process used by the ancient Egyptians for preserving or mummifying bodies involved several steps and according to ancient texts took 70 days The process was simple when mummifying began and gradually became more elaborate. Wealthy people could afford a more expensive treat ...