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Plan of the tomb 3D-image of the tomb. Tutankhamun's tomb lies in the eastern branch of the Valley of the Kings, where most tombs in the valley are located. [45] It is cut into the limestone bedrock in the valley floor, on the west side of the main path, and runs beneath a low foothill. [46]
The tomb was robbed twice soon after its construction. Officials restored and resealed it, filling the entrance passage with chips of limestone to deter further intrusion. During the reigns of Ramesses V and Ramesses VI, nearly two centuries after Tutankhamun's death, his tomb was covered by debris from the construction of their tomb, KV9.
Tutankhamun's tomb is the only royal tomb in the Valley of the Kings found in near-intact condition. [136] There were 5,398 items found in the tomb, including a solid gold coffin, face mask , thrones, archery bows, trumpets , a lotus chalice , two Imiut fetishes , gold toe stalls , furniture, food, wine, sandals, and fresh linen underwear.
Map of Valley of The Kings showing the location of KV17. The design of the tomb follows a " joggled axis [ 3 ] " style of architecture; the tomb entry's descending line is interrupted by a "wiggle" that changes to a sharper angle of descent when entering the tomb following the first chamber.
Tomb KV58, also known as the "Chariot Tomb", is located in the Valley of the Kings in Egypt. It was discovered in January 1909 by Harold Jones , excavating on behalf of Theodore M. Davis . [ 1 ] The circumstances of the discovery and specifics of the excavation were only given a passing mention in Davis' account, [ 2 ] who attributes the ...
Tutankhamun's tomb was first opened by archeologists in November 1922, after Carter spent years searching the so-called "Valley of the Kings" for a previously undiscovered tomb. Though he feared ...
Tutankhamun's tomb was discovered in 1922 nearly 400 miles south of the site in Giza in the Valley of the Kings in Luxor, by British archaeologist Howard Carter.. Believed to have become pharaoh ...
Archaeologists working in Egypt's Valley of the Kings may have found the tomb of King Tutankhamun's wife, reports LiveScience.. Though only 10 years old when ascended to power, Tutankhamun took ...