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Sarcophagi were most often designed to remain above ground, hence were often ornately carved, decorated or elaborately constructed. Some were built to be freestanding, as a part of an elaborate tomb or series of tombs, while others were intended for placement in crypts. In Ancient Egypt, a sarcophagus formed the external layer of protection for a royal mummy, with several layers of coffins nested within, and was often carved out of alabaster. Sarcophagi – sometimes metal or plaster as well as limestone – were also used by the ancient Romans until the early Christian burial preference for interment underground, often in a limestone sepulchre, led to their falling out of favor.[2] ancient, antique, antiquity, archaeological, archaeology, archeological, archeology, civilisation, civilization, coffin, culture, dig, excavate, Excavations, Galilee, heritage, historic, historical, history, horizontal, Israel, old, past, relic, remains, reveal, Roman, ruins, sarcophagus, stone, Tel, temple, upper

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