Why didn't the ancient egyptians of the New Kingdom take some extra measures to protect the tombs of their Pharaohs?

by unimatrixq

Considering the efforts that were made in the Old Kingdom, when the Pyramids on the Giza plateau were built, TT 33 (a non-royal grave) or especially KV 5 (a tomb for some of the sons of Rameses II) wouldn't it made some more sense if the architects and tomb builders of the New Kingdom made the subterranian graves of their Pharaohs a lot larger and more mazelike and include other features to protect the safety of their tombs?

And why didn't they usually built them with multiple floors?

AncientHistory

Hey there,

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