The contents of the Egyptian temples, tombs and pyramids were lay waste and plundered by the Muslims in 642 AD and for generations afterward. The riches were gone centuries before modern archaeologists began exploring the desert. There have been a few discoveries that were missed by the Muslim raiders but only a few.
They were also looted on a large scale by the Egyptians themselves.
The earliest pyramids date from around 2500 years BC, so long before Christ.
Stonehenge is older than the famous Egyptain Pyramids. the earliest stages of Stonehenge date to around 3100Bc and the oldest Egyptian pyramid dates to about 2630BC.
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.
In their tombs. However, when their tomb were robbed, their bodies were often moved and hidden in caches.
I believe that they were changed because of the pharoah's
The contents of the Pyramids in Egypt were mostly robbed or looted over time, with valuable items such as gold and jewels taken. Some burial goods and artifacts were found intact in certain tombs, providing valuable insights into ancient Egyptian life and beliefs.
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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.
In the Necroplis of tombs in 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
The pyramids were tombs. However, they didn't do a great job of protecting the king's body from tomb robbers, because the pyramids were very visible tombs! They were robbed, so the kings who came after them realised that it was better to build a hidden tomb.
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.
Concealed entrances and fake doors in the pyramids were meant to confuse thieves and protect the pharaoh's burial chamber from being robbed. These features were part of the elaborate security measures implemented to safeguard the precious treasures and artifacts within the pyramids.
110 Pyramids have been discovered till date. Many of them in very bad condition!
Not for the building fabric - that should be the landlords responsibility, but you would benefit from contents insurance (in case you are robbed etc.).
Originally, pharaohs were buried in mastabas. Then, Imhotep (the mummy in The Mummy) stacked one on another, making the step pyramid. After that, pyramids were the place to be buried. When people realized pyramids were getting robbed, the Valley of the Kings, a more secret location, was used, and underground tombs were created.
The earliest pyramids date from around 2500 years BC, so long before Christ.