Egypt

Excavations in the Valley of the Kings

drhawass.com (Zahi Hawass)

A summary of the work currently being carried out in four areas of the Valley of the Kings. Two of the areas excavated - Nick Reeves's proposed site for "KV-64" and another possible tomb location proposed by Lyla Brock - both failed to produce results. However some interesting minor discoveries were made in the cliffs behind the tombs and there is hope that a new tomb will be discovered in the area known as the Valley of the Monkeys. See the above page for the full report.

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