Let's crack into some ancient practices! This week we talk about the mummies of ancient Egypt and what it took to preserve the dead in such a way that we can still see them intact, thousands of years later. There are so many mysteries to unlock from this part of the world, so we're only getting started! Be careful when you enter the tomb though, you might just be cursed foreverrrrrr!

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Sources for this episode:

https://www.si.edu/spotlight/ancient-egypt/mummies#:~:text=Ancient%20Egypt%20Egyptian%20Mummies&text=The%20methods%20of%20embalming%2C%20or,that%20would%20not%20easily%20decay.

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