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| − | Embalm (them, him). Embalming, in most modern cultures, is the art and science used to temporarily preserve human remains to forestall decomposition and make it suitable for display at a funeral. | + | Embalm (them, him). Embalming, in most modern cultures, is the art and science used to temporarily preserve human remains to forestall decomposition and make it suitable for display at a funeral. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Embalm |
In ancient Egypt the dead were embalmed and preserved as mummies. They believed that preservation of the mummy empowered the soul after death, which would return to the corpse. | In ancient Egypt the dead were embalmed and preserved as mummies. They believed that preservation of the mummy empowered the soul after death, which would return to the corpse. | ||
Latest revision as of 11:24, 4 February 2006
Embalm (them, him). Embalming, in most modern cultures, is the art and science used to temporarily preserve human remains to forestall decomposition and make it suitable for display at a funeral. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Embalm
In ancient Egypt the dead were embalmed and preserved as mummies. They believed that preservation of the mummy empowered the soul after death, which would return to the corpse.
