See .. A modern embalming method for an Egyptian young man who died in the first century AD

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The official page of the Pharaonic Study Center of the Russian Academy of Sciences on the social networking website "Facebook" has published a section showing an unconventional embalming process for a young man who died at the age of 20 in ancient Egypt.

According to the page in its commentary, the passage of a young man named "Geraclio" died in Egypt in the first century AD, and was only 20 years old, and in 2000 was filmed by video !, explaining that the section of the process of embalming unconventional in the Greek era The Roman.

According to the site of "Russia Today" called young "Heraklid", has died, and followed a different method in the embalming, while the process of embalming usually remove all internal organs, except the heart, the heart was removed "Heraklid", while preserving the lungs.

A mysterious roll on the young man's chest may have a sacred meaning, and the body of the ibis was placed on the belly of the mummy, where the bird was often offered as a sacrifice of the gods. , Wrapped the coffin with long, narrow bindings, put a wooden plaque with a "Heraklid" on the head, and wrapped the body with a large piece of linen and dye the cloth in lead red, which is very rare.

Gold coins were added to symbolize protection and resurrections. In the end, the name "Heracled" was written in Greek at his feet.

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