One mummy—many coffins

Monday, August 26, 2013 - 06:30 in Paleontology & Archaeology

The Egyptian elite was buried in a coffin placed inside another coffin – in ensembles of up to eight coffins. This was intended to ensure the transformation of the deceased from human to deity, according to Anders Bettum, Egyptologist.

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