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What exactly does the report say? Because I am still confused, Chris Tedder's post says:
Snefru, The Northern Pyramid of Dahshur
No sarcophagus found.
Fragments of an unidentified mummified body were found in the highest chamber in the superstructure. In 1951 Dr. R. Batrawi reported on the skeletal remains. He noted that "unfortunately no traces of a sarcophagus, canopic jar or any other relevant object have yet been recovered in the same pyramid" The human remains consisted of small fragments of bones that showed signs of charring, His comments on the remains are that they are all probably from a single human being, probably male and passed middle age, but suggests that he did not live to a very advanced age. He saw no reason why they should not be considered to be the remains of Snefru, basing his opinion partly on evidence from other similar human remains found in Djoser's step pyramid that he considered to be from the original burial. However, these remains have since been radiocarbon dated to a later era than Djoser that brings into question Batrawi's opinion that the remains from the northern pyramid were also from the original burial. Bone fragments of various animals were also found.
Comments from four well known Egyptologists:
Lehner, TCP, p.105: "fragments of human remains were found in the burial chamber, but it has not been ascertained whether or not they are from the royal mummy."
Verner, p.189: "In which of his pyramids was Snefru ultimately buried? Neither his bodily remains nor any convincing proof of his interment were found in any of them".
Fakhry p.97: "When it was investigated by Perring and Vyse, and also when cleaned in 1947, the pyramid did not reveal any trace of a burial" Edwards p.95: "If the human remains which were found in the third chamber of the northern stone pyramid are left out of account, on the ground that there is nothing by which they can be positively identified, it is not possible to deduce in which of the three pyramids Sneferu was buried")
Although the possibility that the remains belong to Snefru cannot be ruled out, it is also possible that the remains are from an intrusive burial, as turned out to be the case with the remains found in Djoser's burial vault.
So are you still maintaining that it is a fact that a royal mummy was found there?
Doug Weller
Director The Hall of Ma'at
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