Definitions for Mummies
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1. mummies

   A mummy is a dead human or an animal whose soft tissues and organs have been preserved by either intentional or accidental exposure to chemicals, extreme cold, very low humidity, or lack of air, so that the recovered body does not decay further if kept in cool and dry conditions. Some authorities restrict the use of the term to bodies deliberately embalmed with chemicals, but the use of the word to cover accidentally desiccated bodies goes back to at least 1615 AD (see the section Etymology and meaning). Mummies of humans and animals have been found on every continent, both as a result of natural preservation through unusual conditions, and as cultural artifacts. Over one million animal mummies have been found in Egypt, many of which are cats. Many of the Egyptian animal mummies are sacred ibis, and radiocarbon dating suggests the Egyptian Ibis mummies that have been analyzed were from time frame that falls between approximately 450 and 250 BC.In addition to the mummies of ancient Egypt, deliberate mummification was a feature of several ancient cultures in areas of America and Asia with very dry climates. The Spirit Cave mummies of Fallon, Nevada, in North America were accurately dated at more than 9,400 years old. Before this discovery, the oldest known deliberate mummy was a child, one of the Chinchorro mummies found in the Camarones Valley, Chile, which dates around 5050 BC. The oldest known naturally mummified human corpse is a severed head dated as 6,000 years old, found in 1936 AD at the site named Inca Cueva No. 4 in South America.

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1. Mummies

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1. Mummies

   Bodies preserved either by the ancient Egyptian technique or due to chance under favorable climatic conditions.

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of Mummies in Chaldean Numerology is: 9

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of Mummies in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3

Examples of Mummies in a Sentence

1. Aiman Ashmawy Ali:

   One of the mummies had a trace of an arrow in the head, it proves he died in a conflict. Maybe that explains three mummies in one big sarcophagus.

2. Kim Ryholt:

   The texts are damaged, Ancient Egyptian mummies are written in an ancient script that few people can read, and the terminology is immensely complex.

3. Per Karsten:

   We can now observe that Winstrup's mummy is one of the best-preserved bodies from Europe in the 1600s, with an information potential well in line with that offered by Otzi the ice man or Egyptian mummies. Bishop Winstrup remains constitute a unique archive of medical history on the living conditions and health of people living in the 1600s.

4. Christina Warinner:

   The mummies have long fascinated scientists and the public alike since their original discovery. Beyond being extraordinarily preserved, they were found in a highly unusual context, and they exhibit diverse and far-flung cultural elements.

5. Lidija McKnight:

   There are lessons to be learned about what ancient Egypt was like. From the mummies we can presume that Egypt might have been greener. For example, there would have been water sources that attracted large colonies of the sacred ibis -- one of the most mummified birds.

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References

1. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mummies
2. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Mummies