The sarcophagus of Ramses II had been reused by the high priest Menkheperre around 1000 B.C.E.
Notes on verification
Confirmed by multiple independent, high-quality sources including CNRS official press release and peer-reviewed study by Frédéric Payraudeau, corroborated by Live Science, Biblical Archaeology Society, and other archaeology outlets. [cascade flags: aggregator_dropped_primary_exists | tier=unverified indep_score=0.3 clusters=3 claim_tier=notable] [rescored 2026-09-15: curated origin-host map (PR #65); unclassified hosts no longer scored as aggregators]
Sources
- Seventy-Seven Fascinating Finds Revealed in 2024, From ... (seed:history_and_archaeology)
- https://news.cnrs.fr/articles/the-long-lost-sarcophagus-of-ramses-ii-has-finally-been-found (corroboration)
- https://www.archaeology.wiki/blog/2024/05/23/ramesses-iis-sarcophagus-fragment-likely-identified/ (corroboration)
- https://www.biblicalarchaeology.org/daily/ancient-cultures/ancient-egypt/the-sarcophagus-of-ramesses-the-great/ (corroboration)