2006-08-23 17:19:53 · 10 answers · asked by Latanya Z 1 in Arts & Humanities ➔ History
YES, the Egyptians buried their dead the way they did to insure that they would be able to live in the spirit world eternally. We know this won't happen but to know who they are and how they lived and died DOES give them the most real kind of immortality in both the spirit world and in the world of the living. I think that if they knew what fame after death was they would have opted for that.
2006-08-23 17:24:15 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
I think so. The thinks that we learn through these tombs are valuable. Because of Egypt's tombs, we learn of one of the oldest civilizations. In a way, the owners of the tombs that archaeologists disturb get immortality. According to Egyptian belief if your name is spoke on the lips of the living, you live on too.
2006-08-24 12:35:53 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
I have to say that there have been times where the sanctity of the dead wasn't observed in the past, but today archaeologists are just trying to save priceless artifacts of our pasts from robbers and dealers. Yes, we have learned a lot from Egyptian tombs, but as we dig more, more questions arise. Because the origins of Monotheism are rooted in Egypt, the facts we find tell us more about the origin of things like Judaism, and by that, Christianity and also Islam. The future of our spiritual world is truly buried in Egyptian tombs, and preserving that is worth "desecrating" the dead.
2006-08-24 00:30:34 · answer #3 · answered by valoriousblue777 2 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Yeah, they are kinda cool though. A lot of unique history dating back from earlier peoples has been used for major research in Egypt. People are curious about the past and Egyptian cultures, especially where their "ancestors" are from. Plus, it's better than robbers raiding the tombs, when we have people who are dedicated to protect history in its place.
2006-08-24 00:24:46 · answer #4 · answered by kat 4 · 2⤊ 0⤋
here i go!
no it was not proper at all but don't you see why this was done if not i shall explain.
the reason for this is the color of the race and the wealth and culture which was eventually taken from us!
but you know what was funny they didn't expect these individuals to be black they also didn't expect the Egyptians to be purely Africans you see they also did not know the black are the most populated in the world and the Europeans are truly the minority
2006-08-24 00:50:49 · answer #5 · answered by wise 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Though Egyptian history does fascinate me,I still can't help but feel that it is sacriligeous to be digging up old graves and tombstones just to satisfy our own curiosities. It is all in the past,and it doesn't really have any life-changing significance to us today. In 2000 or so years,would we really want someone to be digging up our graves just for research on how we lived in our time and such?
2006-08-24 00:40:05 · answer #6 · answered by ? 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Ethical archaeologists only attempt to recover things that are in immanent danger of being disturbed and can be safely removed without damage.
Preserving the past requires no justification.
2006-08-24 00:24:38 · answer #7 · answered by ★Greed★ 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Better that trained scientists who will preserve the contents find them than the ever-present looters.
2006-08-24 11:18:13 · answer #8 · answered by kristycordeaux 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
it's a question of knowing your historical past and paying respect to the departed ones. people kept searching for clues to our past, and unknowingly, disturb the sacred respect of those who departed. question is, what weighs more, our curiosity to what was or our respect to whom was?
2006-08-24 04:00:46 · answer #9 · answered by VeRDuGo 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
yes because anyone hwo cared is too dead to do anything about it
2006-08-24 01:08:00 · answer #10 · answered by J 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋