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Want to know how to mummify a body but don't know where to start? Well, you've come to the right place.

Following on from our video featuring Dr Zahi Hawass, in which he gives Heritage Key a fascinating  insight into how mummies are made (see the video embedded below), and an enlightening interview with Bob 'Mr Mummy' Briers on mummification, we've condensed millenia of wisdom into 7 not-so-easy and certainly not pleasant steps.

Egyptian embalmers were masters of their craft, and while we possess a lot of clues about the long and laborious procedure they went through in order to ensure the deceased’s safe transit into the afterlife, much also remains unknown about how, exactly, they managed to wrap corpses so well that they have managed to survive for millennia.

Professor of Egyptology at the American University in Cairo Dr Salima Ikram – one of the world’s leading authorities on Egyptian religion – recently chatted to Heritage Key on the subject of the cult of animal worship in ancient Egypt. In another exclusive new video interview, she dons her white coat and takes us to the lab, for a fascinating insight into the practice of animal mummification.

First they perfected chocolate, then the penknife.  Now the Swiss are seeking to unlock the mysteries of mummification. 

According to a recent article in The Journal of Turkish Weekly ("Swiss Research Unlocks Mummy Secrets"), “A leading Swiss anatomy expert has managed to mummify a body part using the same salt drying process the ancient Egyptians employed.”  Frank Rühli, head of the Zurich University Institute of Anatomy, is attempting to mummify a human leg.  Having participated in the CT scan analysis of Tutankhamun and the Ötzi iceman, Rühli is no stranger to mummies.