Multiple choice general knowledge history

During the process of Mumification what did the Egyptians do with the dead persons brain?

  1. It was destroyed

  2. It was eaten

  3. It was pickled and kept in a jar near the corpse

  4. It was kept as a souvenir by the family (now that’s disgusting!)
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Explanation

During mummification, Egyptians extracted the brain through the nostril using a hook and discarded it - they considered it unimportant. The heart was left in place, while other organs were preserved in canopic jars.

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