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    10 Things You Might Not Know About

    MUMMIES1During embalming, the heart o the mummy is letintact, so the persons goodness can be judged inhe aterlie. The heart was considered the central

    rgan o a mans moral lie In ancient Egypt.

    2The brain o an embalmed mummy was re-moved by breaking the bones in the nosend pulling the brain out through the nasal

    avity with a hook. The brain was thrown away

    ecause it was not considered important.

    3Red shroud mummies signifed

    people o noble birth during the Ro-

    man period. The mummies linen wrap-

    ings were inused with a red pigment. Red

    hroud mummies are extremely rare; ewer

    han a dozen still exist.

    4During the Roman occupation oEgypt it became ashionable or theeceased to have a likeness o themselves

    ttached to the outside o their cofn. In

    887 a cache o more than 80 o these por-raits was ound by the amous Flinders Petrie

    n Hawara, Egypt.

    5In the Victorian era, Pre-Raphaelite paint-ers used mummy brown paint, whichontained actual mummy dustground up

    emains o real Egyptian mummies, both human

    nd eline.

    6A ashionable social event in Victorian Eng-land was a Mummy unwrapping party. This

    was oten was oten conducted by candlelight and

    ollowed by a midnight champagne supper or the

    uests.

    7Mummy mania in Victorian times includeda novel by Bram Stoker the author Dracula.is mummy-themed novel, THE JEWEL OF THE SEVEN

    TARS, written in 1903, is about the dangers o wak-

    ng up a mummy. The ending was changed in reprintsecause the publishers ound it too violent.

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    Amulets and scarabs were wrapped into the b

    dages o a mummy to protect it in aterlie. Cerrare stones were considered more powerul than oth

    based on their color. The deep blue o lapis lazuli

    particularly avored by the Ancient Egyptians - the c

    represented royalty. Turquoise represented joy,

    pleasure - the amous burial mask o Kind Tut

    inlaid with lapis and turquoise.

    9Wealthy people who could aord exsive burial rites had their organs in canopic jars made o alabaster and oprecious stones. People, who could not a

    that luxury had their organs mummifed

    put back in the body.

    Many cultures have delibera

    mummifed human remains. In

    jaing China there are over 1000 mummies

    cluding one o the tallest ever ound a six

    six inch male Caucasian.

    Experience more in

    THE STOLEN CHALICA Novel by Kitty Pilgrim

    http://www.kittypilgrimbooks.com/the-stolen-chalice/
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    Te oldest mummy in the world is 5000 years old (naturally preserved)

    and can be seen in the British Museum in London.

    Video: the mysteries of ancient Egypt in Te Stolen Chalice

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RXYbjlJGFrk
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    THE STOLEN CHALICEA novel by KITTY PILGRIM

    FROM NEW YORK TO VENICE TO CAIRO, JOHN SINCLAIR AND

    CORDELIA STAPLETON RACE TO STOP A CATASTROPHE.

    IF ONLY THEY CAN FIND A PRICELESS EGYPTIAN ARTIFACT:

    THE STOLEN CHALICE.

    The perfect summer reada roller-coaster ride ofsuspense, adventure, action, and glamor, speeding the

    reader to the most romantic spots in the world.

    - Nancy Thayer, author of Summer Breeze

    A smart, complex, and rousing read. A powerfuladdition to the ever-popular suspense-series genre.

    - Booklist

    As gripping and believable as anything written byle Carr or Ludlum. Pilgrim once again delivers a wonder-ful novel that will staywith the reader for days afterward.

    - Social Life Magazine