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Depending on the time period, anyone between the Egyptians, Hyksos, Nubians, Libyans, Persians, Assyrians and the Romans, and indeed the British, since they all
by moi2388 2y ago
Depending on the time period,
anyone between the Egyptians,
Hyksos, Nubians, Libyans, Persians, Assyrians and the Romans, and indeed the British, since they all at one point were the official rulers of Egypt.
I have no idea why citizens of modern Egypt, which didn’t get formed until 1953, would be more entitled to up to 3500 year old artifacts more than the then actual owners (agree with the means or not)
- rightbyte 2y agoMummies are maybe a bad example, as one could argue, that bodies should be by their grave.
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- bell-cot 2y agoOr a perfect example - because there are extremely few cultures and circumstances in which very old human graves are moved when the government or rulers changed?
- nickff 2y agoGraves generally aren't permanent; most plots are leased for a fixed term. What is done with the caskets and contents thereafter varies widely.
- cuteboy19 2y agoIs that really how pyramids worked? King Tut in the pyramid for 60 years then to the Nile his bones?
- bloak 2y agoIt sort of worked like that, though that wasn't the intention? By which I mean, as I understand it, all the pyramids were robbed a very long time ago, but Tutankhamun's tomb survived undisturbed until the 20th century because it wasn't in a pyramid.
- eadmund 2y agoAnd in fact modern Egyptians are more Arabs — the Copts are closer to, but still very far from, the ancient Egyptians.
- Log_out_ 2y agoTherein lies the crux. In all these srories imperialism is a western power only thing. Meanwhile the region is constantly going back and forth in several imperialist waves. There is still imperialism active in dafur.
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