The Egyptologist thinks that as people ran out of animals to offer the gods , they began mummifying objects that the animals were closely associated with during their lifetime - things like nest material or eggshells .
埃及古物学家认为,当祭祀用的动物供不应求时,古埃及人就用与这些动物的生活息息相关的物件来制作动物木乃伊,比如建巢穴的原料或者蛋壳。