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Mummification was therefore dedicated to the prevention of decay.
As these titles indicate, mummification was not only a technical process but also a ritualized one, the whole act seeking to repeat the stages in the making of the original mummy, that of Osiris.
Less is known about the mummification of animals, although research into the mummification of cats and ibises is currently in progress.
In the early days of mummification, the embalmers concentrated mostly on keeping the body away from the elements.
Egyptologists have determined that the mummification rituals were performed in the Red Land, a desert region removed from heavily populated areas, with easy access to the Nile River.
Consequently, immortality depended on the mummification of the physical body.
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