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Tomb KV21 is an ancient Egyptian tomb located in the Valley of the Kings in Egypt. It was discovered in 1817 by Giovanni Belzoni and later re-excavated by Donald P. Ryan in 1989. It contains the mummies of two women, thought to be Eighteenth Dynasty queens. [ 1 ]
Also known as Belzoni's tomb, the tomb of Apis, or the tomb of Psammis, son of Necho. KV18: 20th Dynasty Antiquity Ramesses X: While this tomb was intended for the burial of Pharaoh Ramesses X, it was apparently abandoned while still incomplete. KV19: 20th Dynasty 1817 Ramesses VIII [g] KV20 [11] 18th Dynasty 1799 Thutmose I & Hatshepsut [h]
The Valley of the Kings, [a] also known as the Valley of the Gates of the Kings, [b] [2] is an area in Egypt where, for a period of nearly 500 years from the Eighteenth Dynasty to the Twentieth Dynasty, rock-cut tombs were excavated for pharaohs and powerful nobles under the New Kingdom of ancient Egypt.
Egyptian officials recently announced the discovery of a tomb belonging to a doctor who treated pharaohs. The 4,100-year-old tomb features intricate carvings and artwork.
The Egyptian Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities announced the discovery of his tomb in the old state of Saqqara on Monday. The tomb has a fake door and features distinctive engravings and ...
KV20 is located in the easternmost branch of the valley near the later tombs KV19, KV43, and KV60. It was known to the French expedition of 1799 [1] and to Belzoni, who worked in the area in 1817. [2] [3] A first attempt to excavate the tomb was undertaken by James Burton in 1824, who cleared it as far as the tomb's first chamber. [4]
An excavation within an elaborate ancient cemetery has revealed 63 tombs from more than 2,500 years ago as well as artifacts such as gold figures, pottery and coins. ... Egypt, has uncovered 63 ...
KV31 is an ancient Egyptian tomb located in the Valley of the Kings, near Luxor, Egypt.Only the top of the shaft was known prior to excavation by the University of Basel Kings' Valley Project in 2010, and no earlier excavations are known, although it is suggested that the stone sarcophagus excavated by Giovanni Battista Belzoni in 1817 may have originated from this tomb.