Mummy Bundles

Mummy Bundles

• The Incas Preserved groups of dead people in mummy bundles. 
• The bundles could have up to seven people and be six feet tall.
• The Incas put personal belongings and food in the mummy bundles 
• The food and belongings were for use in the underworld

More on Mummy Bundles

• The cloth is so thick it can take at least 2 months to open a mummy bundle
• The Incas consulted the mummies of rulers for advice.
• The Incas believed that the dead communicated with the living.
• The Incas preserved certain organs in cases.

Pictures

• http://ngm.nationalgeographic.com/2011/04/inca-empire/pringle-text
• http://stock.irablock.com/media/b5c6dcea-e3f0-11e0-9cb0-ebd349abede6-unwrap...
• http://www.celticnz.co.nz/Nazca/Nazca3.htm