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Were the ancient egyptians buried in tombs?

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Yes. Early Dynastic Period, tombs and coffins. By the First Dynasty, some Egyptians were wealthy enough to build tombs over their burials rather than placing their bodies in simple pit graves dug into the sand
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Yes they were, also called sarcophagus
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