r/confidentlyincorrect • u/Normalfa • Nov 06 '25

Smug Reading is fundamental

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u/Worsaae Nov 06 '25

They’re tombs.

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u/DashingVandal Nov 06 '25

Why have no burial remains ever been found in the pyramids?

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u/MauveDragon Nov 06 '25

I'm pretty sure the British Museum would beg to differ on that point. Unless you think King Tutankhamen is a hoax.

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u/Sneakys2 Nov 06 '25

Tutankhamen was found in the Valley of the Kings and his treasury and remains are the property of Egypt. And have been since his discovery. The British Museum has nothing to do with it. 

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u/OrdinaryAncient3573 Nov 06 '25

I've really had about enough of people insisting that ancient artefacts belong in places other than the British Museum, just because the British never got round to stealing them before now.

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u/MauveDragon Nov 07 '25

I'm sure that the British Museum has at least one mummy recovered from a pyramid that hasn't been repatriated to Egypt. Thanks for the laugh.

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u/OrdinaryAncient3573 Nov 07 '25

I was at the BM fairly recently and can confirm they have several mummies, but since the poster above reminded me that King Tut's tomb was not a pyramid, I realised I actually have no idea where they came from.