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Multi-periodSite Name: Valley of the Kings
Country: Egypt
NOTE: This site is 0.226 km away from the location you searched for.

Region: Upper Egypt (South) Type: Rock Cut Tomb
Nearest Town: Luxor
Latitude: 25.740500N  Longitude: 32.602000E
Condition:
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3Reasonable but with some damage
2Ruined but still recognisable as an ancient site
1Pretty much destroyed, possibly visible as crop marks
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5 Access:
5Can be driven to, probably with disabled access
4Short walk on a footpath
3Requiring a bit more of a walk
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Valley of the Kings submitted by Thorgrim : The descent to the Valley of the Kings at dawn - before the hoards of tourist coaches arrive! Tip - visit Egyptian sites at dawn, before anyone else is awake - then sleep through the oppresive midday heat! (Vote or comment on this photo)
Necropolis on West Bank of Nile at Luxor. A valley in Egypt where, for a period of nearly 500 years from the 16th to 11th century BC, tombs were constructed for the kings and powerful nobles of the New Kingdom. The valley stands on the west bank of the Nile, opposite Thebes (modern Luxor), within the heart of the Theban Necropolis.

The wadi consists of two valleys, East Valley (where the majority of the royal tombs situated) and West Valley.

With the 2006 discovery of a new chamber (KV63), and the 2008 discovery of 2 further tomb entrances, the valley is known to contain 63 tombs and chambers (ranging in size from a simple pit to a complex tomb with over 120 chambers), and was the principal burial place of the major royal figures of the Egyptian New Kingdom, together with those of a number of privileged nobles. The royal tombs are decorated with scenes from Egyptian mythology and give clues to the beliefs and funerary rituals of the period. All of the tombs seem to have been opened and robbed in antiquity, but they still give an idea of the opulence and power of the rulers of this time.

The area has been a focus of archaeological and egyptological exploration since the end of the eighteenth century, and its tombs and burials continue to stimulate research and interest. In modern times the valley has become famous for the discovery of the tomb of Tutankhamun (with its rumours of the Curse of the Pharaohs), and is one of the most famous archaeological sites in the world. In 1979, it became a World Heritage Site, along with the rest of the Theban Necropolis.Exploration, excavation and conservation continues in the valley, and a new tourist centre has recently been opened.

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Valley of the Kings submitted by h_fenton : Valley of the Kings 4 June 2003 (Vote or comment on this photo)

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Valley of the Kings submitted by h_fenton : A map of the major tombs in the Valley of the Kings, this was photographed from an information board. 4 June 2003 (Vote or comment on this photo)

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Valley of the Kings submitted by KaiHofmann : Valley of the Kings, tomb. (Vote or comment on this photo)

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Valley of the Kings submitted by KaiHofmann : Valley of the Kings. (1 comment - Vote or comment on this photo)

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Valley of the Kings submitted by davidmorgan : Inside one of the tombs in the Valley of the Kings. I'm sorry, I don't know which tomb this is - I'll try to find out. (Vote or comment on this photo)

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Valley of the Kings submitted by durhamnature : Drawing with figures for scale, from "Africa" via archive.org

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Valley of the Kings submitted by durhamnature : Painting from "The History of Egypt" via archive.org

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Valley of the Kings submitted by durhamnature : Mummy wrappings, from "History of Egypt..." via archive.org

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Valley of the Kings submitted by durhamnature : Painting from "History of Egypt" via archive.org

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Valley of the Kings submitted by durhamnature : Old drawing from "Dawn of Astronomy" via archive.org

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Valley of the Kings submitted by durhamnature : Thebes in the 20th Dynasty, from "History of Egypt...." via archive.org

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Valley of the Kings submitted by durhamnature : Painting from one of the tombs, from "History of Egypt..." via archive.org

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Valley of the Kings submitted by durhamnature : Amenhotep in his coffin, old photo from "Life of Ancient East..." via archive.org

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Valley of the Kings submitted by neolithique02 : The valley from the sky.

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Valley of the Kings submitted by KaiHofmann : Valley of the Kings.

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Valley of the Kings submitted by KaiHofmann : valley of the kings, tomb

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Valley of the Kings submitted by Thorgrim : The little donkey that took me to the Valley of the Kings. We set out at 2.30 am and arrived on the ridge overlooking the Valley just as the sun rose over the Nile - magic! (2 comments)

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One of world's oldest sun dials discovered in Egypt by davidmorgan on Sunday, 19 May 2013
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Researchers have unearthed one of the world's oldest Egyptian sun dials - possibly dating back to 13th century BC - used by the people to tell time with the position of the Sun.

The discovery was made during archaeological excavations in the Kings' Valley in Upper Egypt by a team of researchers from the University of Basel.

The team led by Professor Susanne Bickel made the significant discovery while clearing the entrance to one of the tombs.

During this year's excavations the researchers found a flattened piece of limestone (so-called Ostracon) on which a semicircle in black colour had been drawn. The semicircle is divided into twelve sections of about 15 degrees each.

A dent in the middle of the approximately 16 centimetre long horizontal baseline served to insert a wooden or metal bolt that would cast a shadow to show the hours of the day. Small dots in the middle of each section were used for even more detailed time measuring.

The sun dial was found in an area of stone huts that were used in the 13th century BC to house the men working at the construction of the graves. The sun dial was possibly used to measure their work hours.

However, the division of the sun path into hours also played a crucial role in the so-called netherworld guides that were drawn onto the walls of the royal tombs.

These guides are illustrated texts that chronologically describe the nightly progression of the sun-god through the underworld. Thus, the sun dial could also have served to further visualise this phenomenon, researchers said.

During this year's excavation in cooperation with the Egyptian authorities and with the help of students of the University of Basel over 500 mostly fragmentary objects that had been recovered in former seasons were documented and prepared for further scientific examination.

This also includes all the material of the lower strata of tomb KV 64 found in 2012. Inside the roughly 3500 year old tomb Basel researchers had discovered a sarcophagus that was holding the mummy of a woman named Nehemes-Bastet.

http://www.business-standard.com/article/pti-stories/one-of-world-s-oldest-sun-dials-discovered-in-egypt-113031500295_1.html
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Egyptian singer unearthed in Valley of the Kings. by Andy B on Tuesday, 24 January 2012
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Egyptian tomb holds singer Nehmes Bastet's remains

Archaeologists working in Egypt have discovered the tomb of a female singer in the Valley of the Kings.

The tomb was found by a team from the University of Basel in Switzerland who came across it by chance.

The woman, Nehmes Bastet, was a temple singer during Egypt's 22nd Dynasty (approximately 945 - 712BC), according to an inscription in the tomb.

The coffin found in the tomb contains an intact mummy from almost 3,000 years ago.

Professor Susanne Bickel of the University of Basel told the BBC that the coffin was opened on Monday and she was able to see the "nicely wrapped" mummy of the woman who was buried in the tomb.

The opening of the coffin was carried out by Prof Bickel and her Basel colleague, field director Elina Paulin-Grothe, together with the Chief Inspector of Antiquities of Upper Egypt, Dr Mohammed el-Bialy and inspector Ali Reda.

Prof Bickel said that the upper edge of the tomb was found on the first day of Egypt's revolution, on 25 January 2011. The opening was sealed with an iron cover and the discovery was kept quiet.

Last week, after the start of this year's field season, the feature was identified as a tomb - and one of the very few tombs in the Valley of the Kings which have not been looted.

More at
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-16576265

with thanks to Jackdaw1 for the link.
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