His tomb and mummified body were discovered in by British archaeologist Howard Carter. It was an exhilarating find yet destined to be overshadowed by several unexplained deaths. The most effective way to send them to a permanent demise is to set them on fire. That may change as Hollywood releases new mummy movies with spine-chilling storylines and unnerving special effects.
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At the Savannah Children's Book Festival this weekend, I told lots of stories about mummies and myths. At least once a storytelling session, a younger child would ask, "Do the mummies get up and walk around at night? Well , I began. Ancient tomb robbers knew a secret--that the Priests of Anubis hid special amulets all throughout the mummy's linen wrappings. These amulets were often made of gold and precious stones. In Cleopatra Rules!
I called these amulets "lucky charms" because they were meant to keep the dead safe during their journey to the afterworld. Unfortunately, greedy tomb robbers knew about these amulets. So, when they broke into a tomb, they often lifted the coffin lid, took the mummy out and patted it down in search of amulets. Or, if they were in a big hurry, they picked up the mummy, tucked it under one arm and walked right out with it--along with whatever other goodies they could carry--into the desert.
There they would unwrap the body, steal the amulets, and leave the unwrapped mummy to disappear under the changing sands. So when modern archaeologists first entered "newly" discovered tombs, they were be shocked to find coffin lids thrown off as if the mummies themselves had sat up and done so. Sometimes, the partially unwrapped mummy was on the other side of the room, looking as if it had taken a stroll. Or, creepier, the body was gone altogether. Rumors spread. The mummies were magic!
They walked around at night! They cursed and punished all those that had entered their tombs! Hollywood jumped in and mummy horror movies were born. It was interesting to watch the reactions. They little ones looked relieved, but the upper elementary and middle school kids looked intensely curious.
They wanted more--they wanted to hear about real Egyptian curses versus movie ones, about WHY the ancient Egyptians believed what they believed and why some--like the robbers--did not. Story-times were limited so I couldn't answer all their questions. But you could see the fire of curiosity shining in their eyes.
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After all, out of 58 people who were there when the tomb was entered, only eight had strange things happen to them. Howard Carter, who as the leader of the expedition, should have been the focus of the curse, lived until to the ripe old age of 64! The great pyramids of Giza in Egypt, guarded by the Sphinx. These are where the pharaohs of Ancient Egypt were buried. The most famous mummies are Egyptian mummies.
In Ancient Egypt, people believed that in the afterlife, you would need the things you owned on Earth, including your body! So, they went to great lengths to preserve it. Wealthy Egyptians were usually the only ones who could afford tombs where they and their possessions were buried. The Egyptian rulers, called Pharaohs, had the grandest tombs of all: the pyramids!
A set of canopic jars in the image of the four sons of Horus, an Egyptian god. Each of them was believed to protect different organs of the body. Next, they would remove all the organs except the heart, which would keep the body from rotting.
These organs were put into special containers called canopic jars, which were also placed in the tomb.
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