 European exploration continued in the area around Thebes during the nineteenth century.Early in the century, the area was visited by Giovanni Belzoni, working for Henry Salt, who discovered several tombs, including those of Ay in the West Valley (WV23) in 1816 and Seti I (KV17) the following year.At the end of his visits, Belzoni declared that all of the tombs had been located and nothing of note remained to be found.