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Why did some archaeologists find tombs empty?
Some tombs were empty because grave robbers robbed the tomb of its riches.
How many kinds of pyramids are their?
I don't know exactly how many, but I know there are Egyptian pyramids, Aztec and Mayan pyramids, unfinished pyramids, and rock pyramids, and sand pyramids.
Where did the Egyptians bury their dead before the pyramids?
The Egyptians buried there dead in small sand dunes inside the desert. They still did this after pyramids for pyramids were only made for the wealthy. Also the pyramids were only made around the early ancient Egypt, and they switched over to chambers underneath the ground because of grave robbers. Most grave robbers still found a way into these but mysteriously King Tuts tomb was found, not by grave robbers, but by 20th century Egyptologists. I know this is more than you asked but it never hurts to know a little more! Resources: I've been searching up this for a little over a month.
What is the writing inside the pyramids that some artists are drawing and carving out of stone?
The hyroplypgs and pictographs in, or outside a pyramid would include warnings to possible grave robbers, aswell as the story of the pyramids "occupant"
Why was there no mummy in akhenaton's tomb?
Well, Akhenaton was a great pharaoh and contributed to society, so I very highly doubt they would just not care. There were many grave robbers in ancient Egypt, so there is a high chance that it just got robbed and sold for money.
Most all pyramids have been robbed of their?
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What is a grave for ancient pharohs?
A tomb. Some had pyramids.
What usual happened in some Egyptian tomb?
They where usual robbed by grave robbers,
What features prevented thieves from robbing the pyramids?
In a pyramid there was a maze of different channels and dead ends. This would help prevent thieves from stealing anything. There were also a series of traps that prevented the pyramids to be robbed. But often times this did not work. Many pyramids were found that had nothing inside.
What did shakespeare fear would be done with his bones and what did he do to prevent it?
He feared his grave would be robbed/desecrated by grave robbers, so he had a curse inscribed on his tomb.
Are pyramids a work of art?
Not necceisarly- it is more of bariel structure or grave
Why the pyramid been built?
The pyramids were built to be a tomb for the pharaohs.These tombs would be full with traps to ensure they tombs were not robbed, King Tutankhamen's burial sight was in the valley of kings, his grave was not robbed or found until 1923, it was found by a wealthy man named sir Howard Carter. The biggest pyramid constructed was the Great Pyramid Of Giza, and still is the largest pyramid ever made!
What was the point of the valley of the kings?
The pharaohs didn't want their tombs to be robbed. Sometimes the tombs still got robbed because some of the robbers was one of the people who built the pyramids.
Egyptains built the pyramids as places to?
Store them as a Resting site ( Grave's) for the leader's.
Why was pyramids important?
They were needed to bury the dead pharoahs and usr to keep grave robbers out
Pyramids were frequently looted and robbed therefore Eqyptians started burying their Nobility and royalty in what?
In the Necroplis of tombs in The Valley of the Kings.
What is the reason for the valley of the kings?
to bury the dead pharaohs of egypt. this happened after thutmose I found out that the pyramids had all been robbed
