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The reason the heart wasn't removed from the corpse was because ancient Egyptians thought that the person would need the heart in the afterlife.

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if the bodies of the mummified bodies weighed more than a feather there soul may be devoured by god. that was an honour

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hey left only the heart in place, believing it to be the center of a person's being and intelligence.

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Why wasn't the heart removed from a corpse?

Their heart wasnt removed because they had very pure hearts or the family was very rich. This all was for the after life.


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