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Today we have started our D&T module on Canopic Jars, using the research answer the questions below in full sentences.

What are used for?

What are they made of?

What organs did they hold?

What can you tell me about the animal heads?

41 responses to “Year 3- What are Canopic Jars?”

  1. Meena B.

    The canopic jars were used for putting organs in it.
    They were made of wood or bronze.
    The baboon protected the lungs,
    The falcon protected the intestines,
    The jackel protected the stomach
    And the human head protected the liver.
    The canopic jars would keep the organs safe so the organs don’t get old.

  2. Amina H.

    Canopic jars were made to contain the organs that were removed from the body in the process of mummification.
    Canopic jars can be made from clay,limestone ‘s, wood
    and bronze .The human head would hold, the liver, the jakle
    hold ‘s the stomach, the boboon would hold the lungs and the falcon would hold the intestines.

  3. Zaynab M.

    Canopic jars are made for putting all the organs in side accept the brain and heart.
    They are made of stone wood and even pottery.
    They held the lungs liver and intestine.
    They are human head , Jackal , falcon and Baboon.

  4. Alima S.

    What are used for?
    They are used for when Egypt people die they think it will also be after life.
    But also when the Egypt people die they take out their brain, tummy and the others and they put it in a pot called the Canopic jars the only thing they leave in the human is the heart and they will put salt in the human body and turn it in a mummy.
    What are they made of ?
    The Canopic jars are made out of stone, wood, pottery and bronze.
    I forget what organs they hold.
    There was a human head a Fox , Monkey and a bird.

  5. Khadijah M.

    Canopic jars were made to contain the organs that were removed from the body in the process of mummification.
    Canopic jars can be made from clay or limestone’s
    The human head would hold the liver, The jackle hold’s the stomach, The baboon would hold the lungs and the falcon would hold the intestines.

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