Valley of the kings

2. 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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3. ] 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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4. 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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5. The CorridorThe
Antechamber
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Twiddling Thumbs,
The
Annex Treasure
Chamber
The Burial Chamber
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6. 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.7
His 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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7. ] Deir El Bahari was the nearest town to
the Valley of the Kings, there were
around 70 homes there. 10
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8. ] 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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9. ] 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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10. ] 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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11. ] 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

12. When you first walk into a tomb, there will be
a descending corridor with deep shafts!
Then you will see PillaredThen a burial
And all the Art and
hieroglyphic
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