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What is the name of the tool the egytpians used to pull the brains out through the nostrils.

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Answer:

A chisel

Step-by-step explanation:

At the Per-Nefer, they laid the body out on a wooden table and prepared to remove the brain. To get into the cranium, the embalmers had to hammer a chisel through the bone of the nose. Then they inserted a long, iron hook into the skull and slowly pulled out the brain matter.

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