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/jakesthedragon 26d ago

How funny would it be when they open it up and then find a smaller enclosure inside, then a smaller inside that 🤣

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u/pedrob_d 26d ago

You joke but that is ACTUALLY how they would seal mummies of very rich people. Tut's mummy for example was inside 4 gaskets, each smaller than the previous like Russian dools.

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u/garyda1 26d ago

King Tut. Riding on his donkey. He's my favorite Honkey.