The mummification process by The J. Paul Getty Museum To prepare a body for the afterlife, ancient Egyptians removed organs, dried the body, wrapped it, and more. Video from the J. Paul Getty Museum Cite this page Cite this page as: The J. Paul Getty Museum, "The mummification process," in Smarthistory, December 21, 2015, accessed March 28, 2024, https://smarthistory.org/the-mummification-process/.