Many of the mummies and other artefacts that have survived from the pyramids have been removed and placed in museums around the world, mostly in Europe. The pyramids were used as burial tombs for the Egyptian pharaohs. Each was built for a pharaoh during his reign, and when the pharaoh died his body was mummified, placed in a sarcophagus, and deposited in the tomb of the pyramid. Alongside the sarcophagus was buried the possessions of the pharaoh, and any treasure that might have belonged to him. Death was a very important part of Ancient Egyptian society. Many rituals and sacred activities were done for the purpose of life after death. The afterlife was a major part of Egyptian culture in the Ancient world, and therefore how one was buried
