THE EVOLUTION OF THE ROYAL TOMBS:The New Kingdom tombs:


There is a very different approach was taken to the cemetery during the construction phase of the New Kingdom. Very detailed, rocky graves underground, and became popular. Part of the reason behind this change is an attempt to conceal the place of the tomb raiders. This period in the history of ancient Egypt, perhaps the most glorious tombs of all - high decorated with scenes of the journey that the deceased would have transcended from this life to the afterlife. Introduction of funerary texts such as Book of the Dead and introduced in the cemeteries, which included detailed graphic representations of colorful journey of the deceased.
Each grave may seem radically different, and experimenting with a variety of different methods occurred.



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