Mummies have allowed us to delve into the past and learn about people thousands of years old that we knew little or nothing about. The well-preserved skin, flesh, hair and nails of Egyptian and pre-Columbian mummies have given scientists a window into the daily lives of these civilisations and their quest for eternal life. Even animals have been mummified, a testament to the culture and what they considered sacred. This programme will reveal mummification as never before, through natural conditions in simple desert burials to the elaborate process of embalming.
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