# Tomb Robbing in Ancient Egypt — WHE Article Discussion **URL:** \ **Category:** WHE Articles\ **Created:** [July 17, 2017, 8:56am UTC](https://community.worldhistory.org/t/tomb-robbing-in-ancient-egypt-whe-article-discussion/16082 "2017-07-17T08:56:16Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 2\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![JPryst](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/community.worldhistory.org/jpryst/32/168_2.png) [@JPryst](https://community.worldhistory.org/u/JPryst)\ **Post date:** [July 17, 2017, 8:56am UTC](https://community.worldhistory.org/t/tomb-robbing-in-ancient-egypt-whe-article-discussion/16082/1 "2017-07-17T08:56:16Z")
The tombs of the great kings and nobles of Egypt were built to safeguard the corpse and possessions of the deceased for eternity and yet, while many have endured for thousands of years, their contents often disappeared relatively quickly. Tomb robbing in ancient Egypt was recognized as a serious problem as early as the Early Dynastic Period (c. 3150 - c. 2613 BCE) in the construction of the pyramid complex of Djoser (c. 2670 BCE). The burial chamber was purposefully located, and the chambers and hallways of the tomb filled with debris, to prevent theft, but even so, the tomb was broken into and looted; even the king's mummy was taken. * * * _This is a companion discussion topic for the original content at [https://www.worldhistory.org/article/1095/tomb-robbing-in-ancient-egypt/](https://www.worldhistory.org/article/1095/tomb-robbing-in-ancient-egypt/)._ ---
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