What is the difference between taxidermy and mummification

Was there a time when their ancestors thought they had the potential to live forever? If these theories of the Egyptian technologies being the remains of something far older and better are true, then could mummification be the simpler version of an ancient technique that had more complex chemistry?

Were they able to practice a procedure that preserved cells throughout the body and not only the skin, and might this process have even been reversible? If that is true, they retained only part of the knowledge. They did not posses the full recipe to mummify their dead with the prospect of the genuine reanimation of dead bodies.

This is so that in the case of a terminal ailment that might be cured at some future date, the subject could have a second chance at life. The cryonic techniques avoid the cellular damage from ice throughout the freezing process by adding cryoprotectant chemicals to the body.

The system would rely on the hope that future scientists would be able to reverse the harmful effects of their use. Is it possible that the ancients were capable of formulating a cellular antifreeze that could have avoided ice damage with no harmful side effects?

Then the natron is removed and the "mummy" is wrapped in linen. Depending on what you are mummifying you will have to test your timing as to when to remove the natron. The body should be flexible enough to wrap in linens, but dried out enough that it won't mold or rot.

Look up the Book of the Dead on the internet, and Mummifcation Ain't technology great? Now Inca, Mayan, Peruvian mummies all are attributed to climate, not a process of mummification. The bodies essentially freeze-dried or dehydrated in the climates. Asian mummies are found in the dry regions of the country where they basically cooked to a crisp in the long dry heat of the day being buried in an open air chamber with ventilation.

Mummies pulled from peat bogs are similar to wet specimens in museums, the natural chemical compounds in the bog preserve the body. Trail and error has alot to do with it, but to get a jump start, study history There is a company in the south-west US? I think Seach the net for "pet mummification" and you'll find them. They use a "secret" embalming fluid to mummify pets, and their process still takes weeks to complete, and if I remember correct, they drain the blood and bodily fluids and remove the organs before placing the animal in the embalming fluid.

Hope this helps you Howl at you later, Wolf. Sep 6, 3. I do know all about mummies from all around the world and I am not trying to make an "Egyptian mummy. Many of those I feel are out of date. I am looking for a new chemical or compound that would work better then Natron or embalming.

Natron is rather hard to get a hold of and when I have found it is not cheap.. The company you are referring to is called Summens I believe, and they have There own "secret" mummification process. I am not to familiar with the chemicals of taxidermy and was hoping there would be something available that would suite my needs. Thank you for your advice Wolf. Sep 7, 4. Let me rack my brain I may have an idea on a couple of chemicals. Sorry for the misunderstanding, I thought you were asking for the "old school" method.

Your trying to develope something new I see now. Sep 7, 5. Have you considered lyophilization aka freeze drying? Almost all of the vital organs were removed from bodies being prepared for mummification. According to the Smithsonian magazine, organs were removed to slow down decay. The stomach, liver, lungs and intestines were placed in boxes or jars and buried with the mummy.

In some cases, those organs were treated, wrapped and replaced in the body. Some mummies have been found with evidence of the brain being left in the skull. Apparently, it wasn't easy to remove someone's brain while leaving the skull intact.

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