bˌʌt bɪkˈʌz ðeɪ hɐdbɪn jˈuːzɪŋ kænˈɑːpɪk tʃˈɛsts fɔːɹ θˈaʊzəndz ʌv jˈɪɹz ðeɪ kˈɛpt pˈʊɾɪŋ ðˌɛm ɪn tˈuːmz, dʒˈʌst wɪðˌaʊt ˈɛnɪθˌɪŋ ɪn ðˌɛm.
But because they had been using canopic chests for thousands of years they kept putting them in tombs, just without anything in them.