Valley of the Kings - KV5
tomb sons of Ramesses II - XIXth Dynasty
Entrance
and the first few chambers were visited by James Burton in 1822, but the
tomb was later buried by flood debris and backdirt from excavations
nearby. It was not until 1995, when
Theban Mapping Project (by
Kent
Weeks) relocated the tomb's entrance and explored its interior, that
the tomb was found to be the largest ever found in the valley. So far,
150 chambers have been located, but the symmetrical plan of the tomb and
the likelihood of more doorways if many walls mean that it is likely to
contain at least 200 chambers. |
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northern side hall |
Corridor (D) extends downward beneath the roadway, away from the entrance to KV5 into a still-undug complex containing at least two dozen more corridors and chambers. |
The skeleton of an
adult male mummy found in a pit in the floor of chamber
(C)
and possibly the remains of one of the sons of Ramesses II. |
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