The Valley of

the Kings is

located near

the Nile River

behind the

Deir-el

Bahari 1 It is

located just

between

Upper and

Lower

Egypt!

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] The Valley of the Kings was created to prevent grave robbers from robbing the Pharaoh’s tombs!2

] It was made and used around 1539-1075 B.C.! This cemetery was used in the 18th-20th dynasties, many Pharaohs were buried here. 3

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There were over 60 chambers,4 many included Pharaohs such as:

] Tuthmosis I, ] Rameses I-X] Hatshepsut, ] Amenhotep I.] King Tutankhamen5

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The CorridorThe Antechamber

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The Annex Treasure

Chamber

The Burial Chamber

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Tutankhamen was buried in the Valley of the Kings with many things to help in his journey to the underworld, such as magical text and Papyrus scrolls.7His Tomb was found by Howard Carter in 1922.8 He was buried in a gold coffin with a golden mask.9

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] Deir El Bahari was the nearest town to the Valley of the Kings, there were around 70 homes there. 10

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] In Deir el Bahari there are around 70 homes, but who lives in those homes? 11

] The answer to that is, Tomb workers. These are people who guard the tomb and take care of it. They work about 8 hours in 2, 4 hour shifts. 12

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] A man named John Wilkinson painted the tomb entrances in 1827.

] He gave each tomb a number starting with KVI and ending with KV21.

] Later the paint was removed from KV17. 13

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] There are 47 total tombs in the Valley of the kings. 17 of the Tombs have not been destroyed.

] Many of the tombs have graffiti 14

] The graffiti is in many different languages, even old ones like Greek, Latin, and Phoenician!15

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] In the Valley of the kings there are 60 undestroyed chambers, but over 100 chambers in total! 16

] King Tut was buried with a lock of hair from his Grandmother. 17

] There are so many pieces of art in those tombs, archaeologists can decipher many things about Ancient Egyptian Culture just from the Valley of the Kings! 18

When you first walk into a tomb, there will be a descending corridor with deep shafts!

Then you will see Pillared Chambers!!!

Then a burial Chamber

And all the Art and hieroglyphic

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