What Can Mummies Teach Us?

You might have seen mummies in movies. You might have seen mummies on TV. Mummies are not alive. But mummies are real! A mummy is a dead body that does not decay [break down].

Some people of the past made mummies. And some mummies were made by accident.

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Some mummies are very old.  Scientists can learn from mummies. Archaeologists study people of the past.  They study mummies.

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Archaeologists can learn how mummies lived. They can learn what they wore. They can learn what they ate. They learn about people of the past.

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