According to the paradigm idiots built them. They banged on rocks bashing each other over the head entombing each other. What do you know. There's a pyramid. It was used as a mausoleum. Because it was the most significant thing in that society, preparing your burial chamber. They spent their entire lives banging rocks together bashing each other over the head and entombing each other. It was the pinnacle of their society, preparing for their deaths. These things took lifetimes where entire pyramids were built consuming their life, it was dedicated solely to their death. If they didn't build a pyramid, they'd never go into the afterlife, because they'd be judged unworthy. So they sooner started the sacrifices, mummifying everything they could think of. Children, slaves, dogs, cats, and the chickens. It was very important to think only about your death, while you are alive. Clearly as the paradigm would have it, idiots built the pyramids.
They were buried, because guess what. They're still buried.
According to the paradigm idiots built them. They banged on rocks bashing each other over the head entombing each other. What do you know. There's a pyramid. It was used as a mausoleum. Because it was the most significant thing in that society, preparing your burial chamber. They spent their entire lives banging rocks together bashing each other over the head and entombing each other. It was the pinnacle of their society, preparing for their deaths. These things took lifetimes where entire pyramids were built consuming their life, it was dedicated solely to their death. If they didn't build a pyramid, they'd never go into the afterlife, because they'd be judged unworthy. So they sooner started the sacrifices, mummifying everything they could think of. Children, slaves, dogs, cats, and the chickens. It was very important to think only about your death, while you are alive. Clearly as the paradigm would have it, idiots built the pyramids.
They were buried, because guess what. They're still buried.
There has never been a single mummy recovered from any pyramid. Ever
No but it's as the narrative would have it.
Besides they were desecrated when the religion changed. Desecrated prior by Rome as well. Where is Alexander's tome?
The Sphinx was buried when Napoleon got there.
The narrative suggests they're burial mounds, and it was to honour the afterlife.