During the dissection, we had to start cutting through the center of the legs and went up until the jaw. We took out the heart and lungs carefully which were like bubbles. Egyptians kept the heart because they thought it had the person’s beliefs and memory in it, but first we had to remove it so we could clean the frog. Then, we all put our frogs in salt so it would dry.
Before putting the spices in, we covered the frog in oil. Then we put in the spices. The spices were eucalyptus plants, roses, cinnamon, and pine leaves. All those spices entered in the stomach opening. The heart had to go in the middle and we put it in a little flower to make it look pretty. Later, we wrapped the frog in gauze. After the wrapping it did not look like a frog anymore.
After all the wrapping, we put him in his tomb. We then dug a hole in the school yard and put him in. We also made a triangular map so we could find it in three years. I think this was a great experience because only few people can do this in their lives. I also think that it is good to put some fun work in to a big project like the Egypt one. We really enjoyed mummifying frogs.