How Long Would It Have Gone
While most tombs would have been reused in the same way that Montsuef and his family took over the one belonging to Medjay and his wife, it’s incredible that it still remained untouched for two millennia. And if it wasn’t for Dr. Maitland’s curiosity, the parcel could’ve gone unexplored in the museum for who knows how much longer.
It’s absolutely astonishing what historians can find by digging up the past—even when they’re digging in their own museum’s storage space! There’s so much to learn about the old world that people never would’ve known existed if not for their hard work