- KV1
EgyptianRoyalTombDetail
Name = KV1
Location = East Valley of the Kings
Date = Open in antiquity
Owner =Ramesses VII
Excavated = Edwin Brock
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Next=KV2
Decoration=Book of Gates
Book of Caverns
Layout=StraightTomb KV1, located in the
Valley of the Kings inEgypt , was used for the burial ofPharaoh Ramesses VII of the Twentieth Dynasty. Although it has been open since antiquity, it was only properly investigated and cleared by Edwin Brock in 1984 and 1985.Brock continued excavation work within the tomb, and by 1995, the tomb's walls had been completely cleaned, covering
graffiti left there in ancient times, a constant problem faced by excavators of tombs within the Valley. The single corridor tomb itself is located inLuxor 's West Bank, and is considered small in comparison to other tombs of the twentieth dynasty.Literature
*Reeves, N & Wilkinson, R.H. The Complete Valley of the Kings, 1996, Thames and Hudson, London
*Siliotti, A. Guide to the Valley of the Kings and to the Theban Necropolises and Temples, 1996, A.A. Gaddis, CairoExternal links
* [http://www.kv5.com/sites/browse_tomb_815.html Theban Mapping Project: KV1] - Includes description, images and plans of the tomb.
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