How to make a mummy - Len Bloch
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As anyone who’s seen a mummy knows, ancient Egyptian priests went to a lot of trouble to evade decomposition. But how successful were they? Len Bloch details the mummification process and examines its results thousands of years later.
Hundreds of modern people have had their bodies frozen in the hopes that in the future, they may be brought back to life. Great care is taken to preserve the brain. How is this similar to Egyptian mummification? How is it different?
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- Educator Len Bloch
- Animator Nadav Arbel
- Sound Designer Stephen LaRosa
- Artist Shahar Kober
- Narrator Susan Zimmerman
