What Was the Purpose of Canopic Jars in Mummification?

💡 The Answer

• Canopic jars stored the preserved internal organs of the deceased.
• Each jar guarded by one of the Four Sons of Horus.
• The stomach, intestines, lungs, and liver were kept; the heart remained in the body.
• The jars were placed in tombs to ensure the organs were available in the afterlife.
• Early canopic jars had plain lids; later ones featured human or animal heads.