[inigyou]

The other reason there are few mummies left is that we ate them.

[jrapdx3]

If you doubt that it's true, do a bit of research and find out if it's so.

Here's one source[0], there are others.

[0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mummy_brown

[fragmede]

There's a difference between eating and using them as paint, though.

[warumdarum]

Everything on earth is made of the dead severaal times over.

[vidarh]

The article links to a source describing medicinal use.

[kakacik]

... or used as firewood