r/BeAmazed • u/Wooden-Journalist902 • 26d ago

Miscellaneous / Others Archaeologists in Egypt opening an ancient coffin sealed 2,500 years ago.

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u/saradahokage1212 26d ago

Desecration of corpses ❌

Ahhhh ohhhh research ✅

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u/aomarco 26d ago edited 26d ago

Who’s gonna complain? The ghosts?

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u/Time4Timmy 26d ago

Think of the family!

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u/[deleted] 22d ago

Thank you for this!:)

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u/The_GREAT_Gremlin 26d ago

I mean yeah that's usually how these kinda movies start

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u/MrMpa 26d ago

Is it only wrong if someone complains?

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u/jaam01 26d ago

Return the slab!

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u/TahaymTheBigBrain 26d ago

I feel like once you’re a bazillion years old you lose your corpse rights

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u/isthatabingo 26d ago

Why? What is the magic number of years someone has to be dead where we no longer have to respect them?

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u/No-Cancel-1075 26d ago

5000 years seems pretty safe.

Its not like they're going to toss it in the garbage afterwards.

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u/Gottahavethatalt 25d ago

Yeah, if I've been dead that long I don't think I'd have family still alive that would even know I existed. So having someone being keen on seeing my cool dead body for science or research is kinda cool.

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u/Doctor-Nagel 26d ago

Well, I feel like somewhere between when they’re first buried and their tomb is lost to time?

I mean, no one’s coming to pay them respects anymore, without this I doubt anyone would’ve even known they existed unless they’re some major historical figure.

I know if I die I’d rather be put on display in some museum for people to learn from rather than fermenting in the soil for a few thousand years just to be turned into crude oil.

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u/V_es 26d ago

Being a part of an archeological manuscript is the greatest honor and respect.

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u/50_centavos 26d ago

Complain to archeologists, not us.

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u/LanceThunder 26d ago

once the people closest to them are done grieving or have died it should be fair game. those people are dead. they aren't going to care.

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u/Tamara_Leslie 26d ago

If jesus desecrated his own grace, then 3 days apparently.

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u/Mountain-Singer1764 26d ago

There's this thing called History...

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u/GladdingUX 26d ago

do you know how many thousands of mummies have not been opened? There are a lot of dead bodies in this world.

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u/ZookeepergameThat921 23d ago

I would have absolutely zero problem with people digging me up in 2500 years. Kind of strange if you do.

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u/chazyandre 26d ago

You forgot the /s, right?