Giant black granite sarcophagus unearthed in Egypt

[C4Cat]

C'mon guys, let's reach 35000
https://bit.ly/2Nze1lE

 

[f2wohf]

Why was the ground around the box dry as bones, but the sewerage leaked into the sealed box?

I dont buy that argument.

It would evaporate faster around the sarcophagus than inside it I guess?

 

[Aquila ka Hecate]

It would evaporate faster around the sarcophagus than inside it I guess?

Yes. And once it's trapped in the box it's more difficult for it to run off again, which is probably what happened to the sewerage around the box.

 

[jack_spratt]

It would evaporate faster around the sarcophagus than inside it I guess?

It was found over 16ft deep in the ground, how does evaporation work 16 feet down?

 

[Sugarman]

Egypt sarcophagus: What happened to ancient mummy inside ‘CURSED’ tomb?

EGYPTIAN archaeologists who discovered the black sarcophagus in July have shed light on the ancient horrors of brain surgery, buried with the coffin’s mummified remains.
The “sinister” granite tomb was dug out in Alexandria City where some believe Alexander the Great himself is buried.

The exciting discovery was met with cheers by the Egyptian Council of Antiquities but others remained wary of what might be lurking inside.

Archaeologists estimate the 9.8-foot-long black tomb dates back to the Egyptian Ptolemaic period, sometime between 350BC and 30BC.

The sarcophagus remained carefully interned in the ground for two millennia and many now claim it should have remained that way.

People took to social media in the past days to humorously protest the opening of the sarcophagus.

Many referenced the hit 1999 film “The Mummy” as the perfect example of how things go wrong when people meddle with ancient, sealed tombs.

David Milner, editor at Gamer Informer Australia, tweeted: “As a fan of Brendan Fraser’s ‘The Mummy’, I say don’t open the cursed sarcophagus.

“But as someone who saw Tom Cruise’s ‘The Mummy’, I say do it. We deserve the horrors that await.”

 

[f2wohf]

It was found over 16ft deep in the ground, how does evaporation work 16 feet down?

It just says below the surface, it could have been in a sort of tunnel, not necessarily buried and surrounded by soil.

 

[jack_spratt]

It just says below the surface, it could have been in a sort of tunnel, not necessarily buried and surrounded by soil.

It was buried and surrounded by soil.

 

[f2wohf]

It was buried and surrounded by soil.

Where does it say that? Can’t find anything in the articles posted in the thread.

 

[jack_spratt]

Where does it say that? Can’t find anything in the articles posted in the thread.

Link

It was found over 16ft deep in the ground and buried along side a white, alabaster, stone head - thought to be the occupant of the sarcophagus

 

[f2wohf]

Can’t buried just mean it was underground in a closed room as often occurs with sarcophagus?

That’s my understanding of it, not that it was covered in soil.

bury
ˈbɛri/Submit
verb
1.
put or hide underground.
"he buried the box in the back garden"
2.
cover (someone or something) completely.
"the countryside has been buried under layers of concrete"

 

[MightyQuin]

This will be Arnold Vosloos' reprise role?

I thought this was were they burried his acting career......