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Through the history various ways to "extend" lives of living organisms were used: paraffin impregnation, embalming, plastination, cryopreservation, mummification. | Through the history various ways to "extend" lives of living organisms were used: paraffin impregnation, embalming, plastination, cryopreservation, taxidermy, mummification. | ||
Mummification refers back to the times when humans believed in postmortem life into which they would be reborn through their preserved bodies. In ancient Egypt an intact body was an integral part of a person's afterlife. Mummification process in that sense was an important element which dealt with the basic human fear — the fear of death. | Mummification refers back to the times when humans believed in postmortem life into which they would be reborn through their preserved bodies. In ancient Egypt an intact body was an integral part of a person's afterlife. Mummification process in that sense was an important element which dealt with the basic human fear — the fear of death. | ||