Ancient Egypt

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Ancient Egypt was an absolutely brilliant place despite the blistering climate and all the sand. When someone hears Egypt nine times out of ten they think of pyramids. The pyramids in Egypt are so famous, yet no one knows exactly how one would, or even could construct such a monument. However we have found out what lays inside of some of these gargantuan, monumental structures. Unlike present time where one would get put six feet under the ground with nothing but a casket and a tomb stone; in ancient Egypt pharaohs got high end treatment and was buried carefully and with riches. Bob Brier stated that before the pyramids were ever built people would be buried in the sand in graveyard type places with their belongings. Their belongings could include things they want to take to the afterlife like board games, weapons, jewels, and gold. Then because of grave robbers stealing precious items they made it so much more difficult to get the belongings of a person. So the pharaoh had people build pyramid type structures that could have transformed into the idea of pyramids. This is where the some of the pharaoh would be buried. He would live out his afterlife here. On the contrary the popular belief that all pharaohs are buried in pyramids many were not buried in a pyramid. A lot of pharaohs, like King Tut for example, were not buried in a pyramid he was buried in a tomb in the Valley of the Kings. The Valley of the Kings is where archeologists found many pharaohs and many riches like gold and ancient beauties.
The Egyptians were marvelous masters at preserving bodies. Bodies at which are still intact for the most part today. The skin and other soft tissue is not there as they would not last all this time in a tomb. These bodie...

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...the highest standard. King Tut was not murdered and buried in the Valley of Kings. King Tut was a powerful young king. Egypt has many mysteries and mummies help scientist find the answers.

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