The procedure is long, about 70 days, and requires considerable skill and intricacy. All the organs are taken out, cleaned and left to dry then put into "canopy jars" and then buried along with the mummy. A saline mix is employed to dry the bodies and organs.

Then, the bodies are wrapped over and over in long strips of linen. It was done until every inch of the body, including the head and face was covered completely. In some cases, the mummies had a mask, called a "death mask", in the event of damage to the real head.

Often the linen bandages were soaked in some kind of tincture that helped in the preservation aspect of mummification. Not anyone could whip up a mummy at home; it had to be done by an ordained priest who had undergone training.

Since, the procedure involved conducting certain rituals as well as the skill of a surgeon. Even then, not every temple had the authority to make mummies; these were done at Wabet, which was outside and away from the city.

The Ancient Egyptians had long and detailed rites and rituals regarding the practice of mummification. After the mummy was created, it was put in a tomb which was extensively worked upon.

Sometimes, the affluent people buried their dead relatives in a number of coffins, one inside the other. This results in excellent preservation of the body, including the features as was the case of Tutenkhamen who was placed in three coffins.

We are, therefore led to believe, that the Ancient Egyptians had almost perfect knowledge of the human anatomy and chemistry as well. Other than this, we get an overall picture of that civilization's clothing habits, pottery, jewellery, etc, which were placed in the coffin alongside the mummy in the belief that the deceased would need those articles in the afterlife.