Mystery Of Ancient Sarcophagi In Egypt
A. Sutherland - AncientPages.com - Apparently not all prehistoric massive stone boxes were used to keep human remains. Many of them were found in rooms with very small entrances.
It is a mystery how the unknown stone builders managed to get a sarcophagus through such a small opening, unless, the stone box was created inside the ancient chamber.
In some of them, there were found human remains, but the vast majority of these stone constructions were found empty.
Archaeologists believe that if the human remains are missing, it means the sarcophagus was simply robbed in ancient or or modern times by people looking for ancient treasures. It is a mystery how the unknown stone builders managed to get the sarcophagus through small openings, unless, the stone box was created inside the ancient chamber.
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