Topics in History and Culture: Egyptian Mummification

Welcome to the Spurlock Museum's resource pages on ancient Egyptian mummification.

Click on the icons along the left-hand side of your screen to answer the following questions.

How was mummification performed? How did it change over time?  
Why was the mummification process created? What ceremonies were associated with it?
What mummification artifacts can be found at the Spurlock Museum?
What ancient written sources tell us about mummification?
What materials were used in the creation of a mummy?
How is ancient Egyptian history divided?
Where do I find the definitions to terms used in these pages?

Our thanks to Heather Sinclair/Designer's Ink for developing the navigational and background graphics that add so much to these pages.

 

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