The early 18th dyn tombs were small and built with an angle of 90 degrees, and a pitt to avoid flooding, located at the end of the valley, at the foot of the cliffs. The Ramesside tombs were just large deep and straight and centered in the valley.
The tomb was discovered by Loret (1898), containing the mummies of the Faraos: Thutmosis 4, Amenophis 3, Siptah, Merenpath, Sethnakht, Sethi 2, Ramses 4, 5, 6
Status: Open, glass, since June 2003 its no longer allowed to take pictures
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Last updated 9 decembre 2010 by Paul Biesta
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