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Booby traps and Camouflage
A n c i e n t P l a n e t
were buried in underground chambers as it was recognized it was no longer safe to store Over time, more and more luxury items were them above ground. Security measures were included in Egyptian tombs, thus further- already in place in the mastaba tombs of the ing the need for Egyptian architects to keep Early Dynastic and Old Kingdom where portadapting and developing new tomb designs cullises were installed, these great slabs of to ensure the integrity of the tomb. From stone slid into place and blocked the entrance very early on in Egyptian history, grave goods stairwell to the burial chamber. In later tombs, 32