WORLD CIVILIZATION

Detailed explanation-1: -The methods of embalming, or treating the dead body, that the ancient Egyptians used is called mummification. Using special processes, the Egyptians removed all moisture from the body, leaving only a dried form that would not easily decay.

Detailed explanation-2: -Scientists perform an autopsy on the best preserved mummy ever discovered: that of a Han aristocrat named Lady Dai (Xin Zhui). More than 2, 000 years after her death her skin is still resilient and her veins are still red.

Detailed explanation-3: -These substances were called mummia. The OED defines a mummy as “the body of a human being or animal embalmed (according to the ancient Egyptian or some analogous method) as a preparation for burial", citing sources from 1615 AD onward.