Although theoretically it's a possibility, I think there's a problem with heating up a body. How would you do it? Boiling in (toxic) water isn't really an option, you'd definately damage the tissue, especially if the body dries out afterwards. Try boiling a chicken and let it dry out, it'll be a heap of flesh, by far not as flexible and intact as these mummies. Perhaps the boiling doesn't last very long, but to kill of all the bacteria in 1 human body you need quite some time I think.

As for the temperature you'd definately need to reach a boiling point, otherwise most of the germs/bacterias won't die. Not all germs/bacterias life untill the boiling point of water is reached off course, but a small majority and the more hazardous bacterias usually do not die untill boiling point is reached. Hence, if you never heat it up untill the boiling point it wouldn't have maximum effect.

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yes, but how can they apply toxins into the inner Body,

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Good question, I don't know, perhaps applying a thick layer on the outside skin is enough to even cover the inside?

I do know that some Chinese emperors/high placed persons used to believe that they would become immortal by swallowing very hazardous toxic cocktails potions or 'tablets' near the end of their reign. A slow and very painful suicide, but I'm not sure if this was common for mummies at all. I do know that such entoxicated bodies usually are very good conserved.

All in all, I'd like to know how dry these mummies are and in what temperature they originally were found, because somehow the used mummification process seems to be somewhat of a mystery indeed, very interesting.

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