Embalming was just one step in the careful process of preserving a body. The key steps of mummification were: Removal of the brain - possibly using a "whisking" process to cause the brain to ...

In this audio slide show, Egyptologist Salima Ikram, one of the world's foremost experts on mummification, guides us through the steps of a "classic" mummification like those performed on 18th ...

Dr Joann Fletcher visits an Italian museum in Turin to examine the process of mummification. She outlines some of the important stages, including the removal of the brain and organs and the use of ...