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MartianSands t1_ixgyl98 wrote

Reply to comment by BlindBanshee in Ancient Egyptian mummification was never intended to preserve bodies by IslandChillin

There's no way they've been consistently guarded for all that time. People have been nicking masonry from them, I'm certain they could get lightweight valuables in and out as well

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jongeheer t1_ixh0o2a wrote

Well, seems like a good time to for instance read up on the Mehdi's who legit removed all pharao remains from the tombs in Luxor to keep them safe in a 'mummy stash', proving that tombs were indeed being raided and guarded, and that even the guards would remove objects as to not let them fall into the hands of looters.

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