When did the process of Mummification Begin? EST.?

Question

I'm doing a report on Egyptian Mummies, and I can't find a time period on when the idea of mummification first started. Do you guys have an idea on when they started the process?

Answer 1

Based on recovered mummified bodies, the earliest known mummy was dated in the late pre-dynasty - approx. 33-3400 BC.  This was 'Ginger', and I have provided a link to a wikipedia writeout (second link).  It is uncertain whether this mummy was deliberately mummified.  The technique became more deliberate around 3000 BC onward.

Answer 2

The oldest deliberate mummy is of a black toddler in Libya. It was found at Uan Muhuggiag. It's thought to be the fore rubber of the Egyptian mummification process. It's about 5,500 years old.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uan_Muhuggi...