Today in west civ we watched a youtube video about mummification. they talked about the process and the importance of mummification. in ancient egypt, only pharaohs were mummified. when they were mummified, they took the bodies, poured salt on them and took out organs, let it sit there for about 40 days, then covered the body in layers of rezin and cloth. when they are finished, they write symbols on the top of the mummy. the symbols show signs of afterlife. egyptians mummified the bodies because they thought that the body should be preserved for afterlife.