Preliminary Bibliography

Surname 1

Student’s Name

Professor’s Name

Course

Date

The Stability of Ancient Tombs in Egypt

A tomb is a sealed-off space where the remains of a dead person are kept. In ancient times, tombs were located underground or in caves. Some tombs were spacious, and the bodies would be placed together with the belongings of the deceased (Barta 178). As a way of paying respects to the dead, the tombs would be decorated according to the wishes of the deceased. The most extravagant tombs were those built by Egyptians for their pharaohs. The tombs were made from dried bricks that would then be used to support chambers and shafts dug from the ground (El-Fouly 85). The tombs were massive and accommodated a number of people for ceremonies that honoured the deceased. The statue of the dead would be placed in an adjoining room, where the spirits were believed to watch and enjoy the ceremonies. Egyptian tombs have been preserved for more than two thousand years, with one of the examples being the tomb of Nefertari (Wilson-Yang 154). Ancient tombs of Egypt have remained stable and intact with the help of preserving methods done by scientists.

 in the brief paragraph about the topic... you quoted a few things from the sources... that is not what i am looking for..

 What i need you to correct is the pargraph: -first I want you to explain the topic ... Are these tonbs stable and IF so what makes them stable and IF NOT what does not make them stable ... Why and how and what Factors play a role in this.

Works Cited

Bárta, Miroslav. "Location of the Old Kingdom pyramids in Egypt." Cambridge Archaeological Journal 15.2 (2005): 177-191.

El-Fouly, Adel. "Voids investigation at Gabbari Tombs, Alexandria, Egypt, using ground penetrating radar technique." Proceedings of ICEHM2000, Cairo University, Egypt (2000): 84-90.

Wilson-Yang, K. M., and George Burns. “The Stability of the Tomb of Nefertari 1904-1987.” Studies in Conservation, vol. 34, no. 4, 1989, pp. 153–170. JSTOR, www.jstor.org/stable/1506283. Accessed 14 May 2020.