Workshop

  • Egyptian Mummification

  • Location: Lifelab
  • Duration: 1 hour
  • Availability: On demand
  • Age Ranges(s): Lower KS2, Upper KS2
  • Minimum Number: 12
  • Maximum Number: 36

How do you make a mummy? Become a trainee Egyptian priest and learn the importance of dehydration in mummification by carrying out an SC1 investigation using salt to dry chicken pieces. Once you are fully trained, mummify a vulture and ensure that the proper rituals are observed to allow it to pass on into the afterlife.

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