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Why did pharaohs stop having pyramids built and instead had their bodies buried in tombs with hidden entrances cut deep into rock cliffs?

because it was easier and protected the corpse better


Did Tutankhamun have a pyramid built for him?

No. By the time of the New Kingdom (after c.1500BC) ancient Egyptian kings were buried in complex tombs cut into the cliffs in the Valley of the Kings. The actually tomb of Tutankhamun appears to have been hurriedly cut because of the young age at which he died.


Where were pharaohs buried when they stoped building pyramids?

Many were interred in tombs excavated into the cliffs of the Valley of the Kings.


Did Egypt cut blocks of granite from nubias northern cliffs?

they had cliffs of granite in which Egyptian people cut out their blocks from to buit the magnificant pyramids there are today.


Where did they bury the dead after the egyptians stop building pyramids?

They buried them in tombs in the ground and rock-cut tombs


What planet is covered with craters cut through by cliffs?

Mercury is the planet that is covered with craters cut through by cliffs. Its surface is rugged and scarred with impact craters caused by collisions with asteroids and comets. The planet's cliffs, such as the prominent of its kind called "Great cliffs," are thought to have formed as a result of the planet's shrinking due to cooling.


How does a wave-cut cliff form?

wave cut cliffs are formed by wind and tide driven waves


After the Egyptians no longer built pyramids where were the royal tombs located?

In rock cut tombs in the Valley of the King a rocky valley close to ancient Thebes.


What is the formation of a wave-cut platform?

A wave-cut platform forms when the continuous erosion of coastal cliffs by wave action causes them to retreat inland. As the waves wear away the base of the cliffs, a flat and relatively smooth surface is left behind, known as a wave-cut platform. This platform is typically located at the base of the cliffs and is constantly shaped by the erosive power of the waves.


Did ancient egyptians bury their kings in huge spheres?

No they were either placed in pyramids or rock cut tombs


What was the King Tutankhamuns pyrimads made out of?

Pyramids were made of limestone, but inside, above the burial chamber they put big granite blocks so that it was stronger. I do not understand who your 'tuts' refer to, but if you meant Thutmose or Tutankhamen, their tombs were hidden and cut inside cliffs in the Valley of Kings west of Thebes. In their time the tombs were kept in secret because all the grandious pyramids had been robbed before. The Egyptians believed in afterlife, so they put everything into the tombs that people used in their lives, including a lot of valuable things. This way they wanted to make sure life continued after death.


What do you call the tombs of kings found in Egypt?

Pyramids were built during the early (2630 BC) and middle period of the kingdom. Later tombs (16th to 11th century BC) were cut into the limestone of the Valley of the Kings.