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(female narrator)[br]This is a mummy of a young man[br]named Heraclides.

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He died in Egypt[br]in the first century AD

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when he was about 20 years old.

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Mummification was developed[br]by the ancient Egyptians

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to preserve the body[br]for the afterlife.

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Typically all internal organs[br]were removed before mummification

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with the exception of the heart,

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but in this case[br]the heart was removed

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and the lungs were left intact.

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Next the body was covered[br]with salt

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and left for about forty days

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until all moisture was eliminated.

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Perfumed oils and plant resins[br]were rubbed on the body.

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Thick layers of resin were applied

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to glue the strips of linen

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that were wrapped around the body.

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The mummy was placed[br]on a wooden board

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and more wrappings[br]bound them together.

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A mysterious pouch,[br]perhaps of religious significance

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was placed on the chest.

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A mummified ibis,[br]a wading bird

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with slender down-curved bill

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was placed on the abdomen.

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Ibis mummies commonly served

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as votive offerings to the gods,

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but this is an unusual case[br]of a bird being mummified

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with a deceased human.

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Long linen strips[br]further secured the wrappings.

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A portrait panel of Heraclides[br]was placed over the face.

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A large linen cloth[br]was wrapped around the mummy.

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The shroud was painted red

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with an imported lead-based pigment.

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This treatment is rare.

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Very few red-shroud mummies[br]are known to exist.

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Egyptian symbols[br]of protection and rebirth

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were painted on the outer cloth

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with pigments and gold.

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Finally, Heraclides' name[br]was written in Greek

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at the feet.

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Thanks to this[br]remarkable mummification process

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Heraclides' body[br]is with us today.

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