Well, no, not in the way we see in movies like “Raiders of the Lost Ark” or “The Mummy”. There were no giant rolling balls, pits of snakes, or flesh-eating bugs. The ancient Egyptian tomb builders went to great lengths to protect the mummy and the funerary goods buried in the tombs.
Is there a way inside the pyramids?
You will enter the Great Pyramid through a hole on the north face of the pyramid. To get up to the King's Chamber, you will walk up a ramp through the Grand Gallery until you reach the King's Chamber. In this dark, hot room is the empty granite sarcophagus. In this photo you can see the entrance into the Great Pyramid.
Did ancient temples have traps?
No, they did not.
Do pyramids have traps inside?
Why did pyramids have fake passages and traps?
The pyramids' main purpose was to keep the pharaohs' bodies safe. Granite doors, false passages, and fake chambers were there to keep out robbers.
Did Mayan pyramids have traps?
These pyramids were not to be climbed or touched by humans. There were still steps going up the sides of these pyramids, but they were often too steep to climb without a lot of effort. These pyramids were sometimes built with secret doors, tunnels, and traps!
Why did the pyramids have secret traps?
Mastabas, Pyramids and rock-cut tombs (the big three Ancient Egyptian tomb types) all employed tricks and countermeasures to stop grave robbers. They used obfuscation, hiding burial chambers behind blind corridors.