#funerary-practices

history  Why did the ancient Egyptians use canopic jars?

The ancient Egyptians believed that the soul of the deceased person needed to have a physical body in order to journey into the afterlife. To...    Read more

history  Why did the ancient Egyptians mummify their dead?

The ancient Egyptians believed in an afterlife, and they believed that the soul needed to be preserved after death in order to enter into the...    Read more

contact_support  Why did the ancient Egyptians create elaborate tombs and burial chambers?

The ancient Egyptians believed that the afterlife was just another phase of life, and that the dead needed certain things in the afterlife just as...    Read more