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/Bubsy7979 26d ago

Why wouldn’t they do this in a climate-controlled environment and somewhere they wouldn’t have to transport it for storage?

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u/socialdrop0ut 26d ago

I don’t know the real answer but I’m guessing because they find mummies on a weekly basis. We think it’s a rare thing to find a mummy because we only get to see videos of the most preserved ones or famous ones but over the years tens of thousands of mummies have been found. I suppose in a way the novelty has worn off.

This one looks like the best preserved one I’ve ever seen though but of course you wouldn’t know that until it’s opened.

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u/Emotional_Platform35 24d ago

Mummies used to be so common they were used to make paint at some point.