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 ==== Sleeping bags ====
-Tourists always take with them a sleeping bag that is narrower at the bottom, wider at the top. The person inside it is similar to a mummy. The designer was inspired to create such a sleeping bag by mummies. [([[https://www.wildernessmag.co.nz/short-history-sleeping-bags/|Wilderness Mag]])]
+Tourists always take with them a sleeping bag that is narrowand er at the bottom, wider at the top. The person inside it is similar to a mummy. The designer was inspired to create such a sleeping bag by mummies. [([[https://www.wildernessmag.co.nz/short-history-sleeping-bags/|Wilderness Mag]])]
 ==== Embalming for anyone? ====
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 ==== Mummies in peat bogs ====
-There have been lots of mummies found in Europe that have succumbed to the mummification process by accident. People accidentally ended up in peat bogs or it was some kind of punishment. This environment caused a natural mummification of the corpse because peat bogs contain a large amount of antibacterial moss, which promotes mummification. [([[https://www.nationalgeographic.com/history/article/140718-bog-bodies-denmark-archaeology-science-iron-age|National Geographic]])]
+There have been lots of mummies found in Europe that have succumbed to the mummification process by accident. People accidentally ended up in peat bogs or it was some kind of punishment. This environment caused natural mummification of the corpse because peat bogs contain a large amount of antibacterial moss, which promotes mummification. [([[https://www.nationalgeographic.com/history/article/140718-bog-bodies-denmark-archaeology-science-iron-age|National Geographic]])]
+==== Hearts ====
+Thanks to modern research methods, scientists found that the only organ that remained in the mummy's body was the heart. The Egyptians believed that the heart was the center of emotion and reason, so it would certainly come in handy after death. [([[https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3960665/|National Institute of Health]])]
+==== First to be mummified ====
+According to Egyptian mythology, the god Osiris was the first to be mummified, but archaeologists have so far failed to find his corpse. After Osiris' corpse was mummified, the corpses of other people began to be wrapped in linen with Osiris' image on it, since he was the god of death and reborn life. [([[https://journals.openedition.org/asr/1224|Open Edition Journals]])]
+==== Frankenstein mummies ====
+In 2001, near the Scottish coast, scientists found mummies that are 3,000 years old. After research, it was found that the mummies consisted of various body parts. Scientists believe that the corpses were mummified in bogs, and after 300-600 years they were reburied and thrown into graves in random order. [([[https://newsfeed.time.com/2012/07/13/frankenstein-mummies-found-in-scotland/|Time]])]
+==== Herodotus ====
+The Greek historian Herodotus was the first to describe the process of embalming a corpse after he visited Egypt in 450 BC. [([[https://www.wondriumdaily.com/the-ritual-of-embalming-papyrus-and-herodotus-account/|Wondrium Daily]])]
+==== Live mummies ====
+Japanese Singon monks prepared for embalming while they were still alive. They strived to enter deep and eternal meditation. Over the course of 800 years, some monks managed to achieve certain results. At first, they purified the body and spirit, then asked to be buried alive with a tube that provided oxygen. They died not from suffocation, but from starvation. After hundreds of years, the tombs would have to be opened to see if the embalming process was successful. [([[https://www.egypttoday.com/Article/4/116188/Sokushinbutsu-when-Buddhist-monks-embalmed-their-bodies-while-alive|Egypt Today]])]
+==== Unrolling mummies ====
+In Victorian times, one of the pastimes was to hold parties called mummy unrolling. Besides, in those days, mummies were a basic ingredient in many medicines. Doctors convinced their patients that they had medicinal properties. [([[https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/victorian-party-people-unrolled-mummies-for-fun|Atlas Obscura]])]
+==== Open mouth ====
+During excavations, it was noticed that some mummies were buried with their mouths open. A myth began to circulate among people that people were buried alive and died in terrible agony. But in fact, during embalming, the mouth was purposely left open to symbolize breathing after death. [([[https://www.si.edu/spotlight/ancient-egypt/mummies|Smithsonian Institute]])]
+==== Cursed tombs ====
+There is an Egyptian myth according to which all tombs are covered by a curse and those who disturb the dead will pay for it with life or disease. We know many stories about how archaeologists after they excavated a pharaoh's mummy, got sick or died. This theme is quite often used by directors in adventure films. [([[https://www.nationalgeographic.com/history/article/curse-of-the-mummy|National Geographic]])]
+==== Secret to majesty ====
+King Charles II of England was convinced that the dust that covers mummies contains the secret to majesty. He had several mummies of his own, from which he collected the dust and rubbed it into the skin. [([[https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/the-gruesome-history-of-eating-corpses-as-medicine-82360284/|Smithsonian Mag]])]
+==== Mask of Tutankhamun ====
+On the faces of many pharaohs, there were golden masks, covered with various magical spells. There is a hypothesis that they helped to get into the world of the dead. Tutankhamon's golden mask is unique. It costs about $13 million. [([[https://www.wondriumdaily.com/the-mask-of-tutankhamun/|Wondrium Daily]])]
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