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How were ancient Egyptians mummified?
https://australian.museum/learn/cultures/international-collection/ancient-egyptian/how-were-ancient-egyptians-mummified/The Egyptians had a long tradition of mummifying their wealthy dead.
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Preparation for death in ancient Egypt
https://australian.museum/learn/cultures/international-collection/ancient-egyptian/preparation-for-death-in-ancient-egypt/Ancient Egyptians spent a considerable amount of time and money preparing for their death.
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Deaths in custody: What can museums do to effect change?
https://australian.museum/learn/first-nations/deaths-in-custody-what-can-museums-do/Museums have the power to set the agenda.
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CSI: Egypt
https://australian.museum/visit/whats-on/csi-egypt/Explore science facts and science fiction as Macquarie University bioarchaeologist Professor Ronika Power sits down with self-professed Egyptophile and comedian AJ Lamarque to explore life (and death) on the Nile.
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Life Beyond Death: The Writing on the Wall
https://australian.museum/visit/whats-on/life-beyond-death/Navigate the afterlife with archaeologist & author Dr Anna-Latifa Mourad-Cizek as she traces Ancient Egyptian funerary practices in this special Breakfast Behind the Scenes.
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Decomposition: fly life cycle and development times
https://australian.museum/learn/science/decomposition-fly-life-cycles/The presence of insects in a corpse is a critical clue towards estimating the time of death for bodies dead for longer periods of time.
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Preparation for death: stories
https://australian.museum/about/history/exhibitions/death-the-last-taboo/preparation-for-death-stories/Read about how these people from different cultures prepare the bodies of their dead.
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Disposing of the dead - Cremation
https://australian.museum/about/history/exhibitions/death-the-last-taboo/disposing-of-the-dead-cremation/Cremation is the disposal of a corpse by fire. It is an ancient and widespread practice, second only to burial. Some ancient cultures believed that fire was a purifying agent, and that cremation would light the way of the deceased to another world, or to prevent the return of the dead.
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Disposing of the dead - Preservation
https://australian.museum/about/history/exhibitions/death-the-last-taboo/disposing-of-the-dead-preservation/The earliest deliberately preserved bodies are those of the Chinchorro culture of northern Chile which date back about 7000 years. Today, the preserved bodies of famous political leaders, such as Lenin and Mao Tse Teung, demonstrate the continuing urge to defy death in some way.
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Burial - coffins and caskets
https://australian.museum/about/history/exhibitions/death-the-last-taboo/burial-coffins-and-caskets/The word coffin is the general term for the receptacles in which a corpse is buried. Many people use the terms coffin and casket interchangeably. To the funeral industry, however, they are two different things.
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