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During the process of mummification, the Egyptians removed the dead person's organs and stored them in canopic jars. The jars were then stored inside a special chest and placed alongside the mummy in the tomb. The jars were decorated with animals or human heads, sons of the god Horus, and contained the liver, intestines, stomach and lungs. The Egyptians left the heart in the body, believing it would be weighed after death to judge the person's sins. __ Task: __

===In your groups, come up with the instructions of making a canopic jar. (e.g. Use clean round containers as the base of the jars.) Don’t forget to use imperatives. (e.g. use ... ..., clean ... ... , cut ... ...) After you had written all the steps, draw the final product on a piece of paper and upload it on the wiki page.===

**Group 6:**
**Embalming the body**

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2.One of the embalmer's men makes a cut in the left side of the body and removes many of the internal organs. It is important to remove these because they are the first part of the body to decompose. ======

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3.The liver, lungs, stomach and intestines are washed and packed in natron salt which will dry them out. The heart is not taken out of the body because it is the centre of intelligence and feeling and the man will need it in the afterlife.The organs will put in different jar.One is called Falon jar(Qebehsenuef),it's put Intestines.One is Jakal jar(Duamutef),its put stomach.One is Baboon jar(Hapy),it's put lungs.The last jar is called Human jar(Imest),it's put liver.)======

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5.The body is now covered and stuffed with natron which will dry it out. All of the fluids, and rags from the embalming process will be saved and buried along with the body. ====== 6.After forty days the body is washed again with water from the Nile. Then it is covered with oils to help the skin stay elastic. 7.The dehydrate d internal organs are wrapped in linen and returned to the body. The body is stuffed with dry materials such as sawdust, leaves and linen so that it looks lifelike. Finally the body is covered again with good-smelling oils. It is now ready to be wrapped in linen.

HOW TO MAKE THE JARS ? 1,Form the bottom of the jar into a more "canopic-like" shape by applying wadded-up papertowels and masking tape to the bottom half of the jars. Moisten strips of the plaster guaze in a small bowl of water and apply overlapping layers until you completely cover the jar, but not the jar top. The jar tops will be used to form the heads of the canopic jars. Label each jar with the student's name and allow the jars to dry for two days. 2,Go over the different types of heads used by the ancient Egyptians. You can find pictures of these in books about ancient Egypt or online. Students can use one of those designs or they can make an animal head such as that of a cat. Remove the lid from the jar and use a small amount of modeling clay to form the head directly on the lid. Use a pencil to form the detail in the clay. When the head sculpture is complete, place the lid back on the jar and allow it to dry for two days. 3,Paint the entire jar in a solid color, using gray to resemble stone or ochre to resemble alabaster. Allow the jars to completely dry for a day. Allow the students to look at pictures of commonly used Egyptian symbols in books or online. Using thin-tipped black markers, the students can draw these symbols on their jars, adding authentic detail.

(information was found in): http://www.ehow.com/how_7761662_make-canopic-jars-students.html#ixzz1qyJWkupO

**Group 7:**
Materials

one small plastic squeeze jar or bottle -with top Pariscraft or similar pre-plastered gauze rolls (can precut into 2-inch wide pieces) Self-hardening modeling material

Have on hand: acrylic or tempera paint paint brushes masking tape paper towels pencils or clay working tools thin-tipped non-toxic black markers covered work surface aprons or paint shirts small bowls of water

Jar Bottoms You demonstrates then form jar bottoms by first applying wadded-up paper towels and masking tape to build up a more "canopic-like" shape. Then Pariscraft is applied in overlapping layers and smoothed. Don´t cover jar tops; they will be used to form the heads in next session. Jars should be labeled with student name on bottom and allowed to air dry for a day or two. Allow 10 minutes for clean up.

Creating a Head for the Canopic Jars You may want to review four types of heads used by the ancient Egyptians(Duamutef, the jackal-headed god, whose jar contained the stomach . Hapi, the baboon-headed god, whose jar contained the lungs .Imseti, the human-headed god , whose jar contained the liver.Qebehsenuef, the falcon-headed god , whose jar contained the intestines ). You can adapt one of these. You remove top from jar and use a small amount of Model Magic to form the head directly on the cap. Pencils or small clay tools can be used to form details. When completed, caps should be re-attached to jars to prevent mix-ups! Allow 2 days to dry.


 * Painting the Canopic Jar

You may review traditional materials used to make canopic jars - clay, stone and alabaster. You can then paint their entire jar a solid color. We used gray for stone and ochre for alabaster. Allow jars to dry thoroughly.

Decorating the Finished Canopic Jars Provide with handouts of commonly used Egyptian symbols and hieroglyphs to encourage them to add authentic details to their jars. Thin-tipped black markers were used. Jars are now ready to admire and display.


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