A Dying Man Agrees To Be Mummified Using Ancient Egyptian Techniques
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A Dying Man Agrees To Be Mummified Using Ancient Egyptian Techniques

A2ElementaryNovember 14, 202653 min
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In a world-first experiment, British cab driver Alan Bilis—diagnosed with terminal cancer—volunteers his body to solve a 3,000-year-old mystery: the "secret art" of mummification. For years, historians believed the Egyptians used simple dry salt to preserve their Pharaohs, but Dr. Stephen Buckley and Dr. Jo Fletcher have a radical new theory. Uploaded 25-03-26 💚 Join the Absolute History club to get access to exclusive member benefits! 👉 https://bit.ly/3qTE0NR 📺 You can now become a History Hit member right here on YouTube! Join for access to a new exclusive documentary e...

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A dying man offers up his body for a unique experiment to help solve one of the greatest mysteries of ancient Egypt, the art of mummification. How did the Egyptians preserve these people so well? We still haven't fully understood it simply because the ancient Egyptians themselves regarded

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as the ultimate secret art. But one scientist thinks he has finally cracked the code. It's turned current understanding, including my own, completely on its head.

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Now he's come up with a radical plan to prove his new theory. Applying the same techniques used 3,000 years ago on the Egyptian pharaohs, he will he will mummify one extraordinary man.

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