Hypogeums

The hypogeums are the third type of Egyptians private tombs that are built during the last periods. They were dogged in low land or in rocks in the mountains. These replace the pyramids in the Medium Empire, and in the New Empire achieve an amazing exit.
 * THE HYPOGEUM’S **

These constructions had galleries (that these can achieve 100m low ground), corridors and stairs that conduct to the sarcophagus. The hypogeum’s had two galleries, one to the statue of the dead person, and other to the sarcophagus. Also, the Egyptians decorated the … with beautiful paintings and amazing reliefs. The entrance was simulated by a wall or by a big stones that cover the access to the hypogeum and was not visible for outside to protect the body of the dead person.

The thief’s enter in the hypogeum’s be steal valuable objects of the dead person,( Arms, jewels… ), that are near him. The vies to the access are complicated for deceived the thief’s.
 * // Security //**

**// Offenders //**
The Egyptians entreated offenders to the dead person, because they believe that, when a person dead, this go to other world, to the Underworld, that inthis world, the dead persons had the same necessaries that the living persons. The typical offenders are bread and beer, that it means the essential alimentation in the Egyptian community and the resurrection of Osiris, god of the dead and agriculture.

** // Parts //**
** __Entry__: It is the vie of access to the hypogeum. ** ** __Antechamber__: It is the first room of the hypogeum. ** ** __Burial chamber:__ It is the second room of the hypogeum. In there is the tomb of the die person. ** ** __Store:__ The y put there the valorous objects of the dead person. **

**// Other // //hypogeum’s// **
**// A hypogeum of the “Tierra Dentro” in America. //**

**// Curiosities //**

 * ** Hypogeum in Greek means under land **
 * ** Can have 150 m long. **

** Bibliography **
[|**http://sobreegipto.com/**]** and in my book of history. **