CONFESSION OF A TOMB ROBBER:
CONFESSION OF A TOMB ROBBER: Tomb robbing was rife in ancient times, and it was often quite easy for the robbers to locate a tomb, especially when the tomb of the deceased pharaoh was built to be on display to all who pass by, like a pyramid, for example. This is why many tombs today are completely devoid of mummies and artefacts. The problem was so serious in ancient Egypt that some pharoahs eventually decided to have their tombs in hidden subterranean rock-cut chambers in the Valley of the Kings (started in c. 1539 BC), which offered better, but not total, protection for their tombs. But everyone knew that pharoahs and high-ranking people were buried with treasures, and robbers were often provided with inside information. According to Egyptologist David P. Silverman: "It was no secret that, as the burial process grew more elaborate, so did the value of the grave goods interred with both royal and non-royal mummies. Gilded coffins, amulets of precious stones, exotic imported art