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Ancient Egyptians believed the heart was the center of intelligence and emotion. They also thought so little of the brain that during mummification, they removed the brain entirely from bodies.
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Aug 10 03, 07:51
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No brain? �They saved the stomach and intestines but not the brain? �I guess it is a case of eating without thinking about it.
As you describe the scene the rituals were so precise that rote memory is all that was required. "Clean Place" indeed. �The chemicals alone would have raised a stench beyond polite society acceptance. �This single detail is reason enough to locate the facility far away. �As the cliche goes regarding giant pyramid construction, "They had lots of time," we can say of the Ancient Egyptians, "They had lots of space." We see small canopic jars shown in magazines, museums, and movies. �The intestines are extremely long and even dried into compact state seem more volume than one of those small jars provide. Present cremation practice essentially removes all the water and other fluids from our body. �Total remains would easily fit into one of their small sacred genie bottles. � Joking, if they cremated as we do, when the souls returned to find their personal body, one ash would look like another ash. How many sons of Horus? This number could be a guide, or a checksum, of equal number of organs stored in canopic containers. What do you say? Don |
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Cleo_Serapis Did you know? Aug 4 03, 16:40 
Nefertiti AH! Cleo, thanks for clearing that up... Aug 5 03, 14:34 Don QUOTE (Cleo_Serapis @ Aug. 04 2003, 16:40)Anc... Aug 8 03, 19:38 Cleo_Serapis QUOTE (Don @ Aug. 08 2003, 19:38)Didn't they ... Aug 10 03, 06:14 Cleo_Serapis QUOTE (Don @ Aug. 10 2003, 07:51)No brain? �T... Aug 10 03, 08:34 Don So, on the surface, at least, there appears to be ... Aug 10 03, 09:58 
Zeus� I think they pulled the brain out thru the nasal c... Aug 10 03, 10:08 1 User(s) are reading this topic (1 Guests and 0 Anonymous Users)
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