The best way the ancient Egyptians knew how to preserve a body was to mummify it. The poor placed the bodies of their dead relatives out in the sun, in the desert sand. The bodies mummified naturally. Anyone who could afford it went to a professional mummy maker. People wanted to look their best in their afterlife. The Mummy Maker The Mummy Tomb  The Egyptian Mummy Game Mummies (neferchichi) Mummification and the Afterlife (rockwood schools)  Canopic Jars Sarcophaguses You wouldn't want to be an Egyptian mummy Mummy Maze The Underworld Challenger (mummies) Mummies (National Geographic)   Unwrap a mummy game The Ka, the Ba, and the Ank  The Underworld  Ancient Egyptian Tomb and Five Mummies Found Die Like An Egyptian! Mummies of Ancient Egypt (Univ of Michigan) Free Mummy Printables: Maze, Cartoon Mummies, More  Preparing for the Afterlife Free Powerpoints about Ancient Egypt   Learn more about Ancient Egypt CLICK ON THE SCARAB