CHAPTER 1 WHAT IS A MUMMY A girl explores a museum with her family She looks at displays about ancient Egypt The girl enjoys learning about ancient societies WATCH A VIDEO HERE
Visitors can see ancient Egyptian mummies in museums around the world She sees a human shape covered in thin strips of cloth What is that she wonders It is a mummy
Bodies of people and animals normally decay in a few months after death
A mummy is a dead body that is prepared so it doesn’t decay like normal This way the body can be in good condition for many years Sometimes mummies are preserved for several thousand years DID YOU KNOW Scientists found a mummy in Egypt that was more than 5,000 years old
