Burial Practices
Bella Nesbeth

What is the Afterlife?
• The Afterlife was were ancient Egyptians believed a person would go
When they died.
• To go to the afterlife a person’s body cannot decay
• In the afterlife a person will live the same life as they did alive

How is the brain removed from the body?
• To remove the brain from the body ancient Egyptians used hooks to Pull out the brain out through the nose.
• Metal hooks were used for the job

Where were the ancient Egyptian buried?
~Pharaohs were buried in pyramids and secret tomb~Poor people were Wrapped in old clothing and placed in sand

~Rich people were placed in wooden boxes, had a bland funeral and then were placed in the sand.

Image sources:

[Image]http://www.pbs.org/empires/egypt/special/virtual_library/amenhotep_mourned2.html. 9/16.web
[Image]http://www.globalegyptianmuseum.org/detail.aspx?id=115.9/16.web