What Are Some Of The Embalming Tools Used By The Ancient Egyptians?
I dont much know the names of the tools but there is a hook that they used to slowly pull the brain out bit by bit through the nostril, a sharp rock made of obsidian (a sacred rock) which was used to slice open the side to take the larger organs. These organs (lungs, intestines, kidneys etc.) were then placed in canopic jars on the lid of which was the all powerful symbol- the Eye of Horus. Also, to dry the body, a salty powder called natron was used to cover the body, left there for days on end. There were, of coarse, also the 150 yards of linen that were used to wrap the mummy.
