description de l'égypte is the map of tombs in valley of the kings.
map of tombs in valley of the kings?
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the modern abbreviation "kv" stands for "kings' valley". in 1827 wilkinson painted kv numbers over the entrances to the 21 tombs that lay open in the east valley at that time, as well as four tombs in the west valley that he dubbed wv1 through wv4. the tombs in the west valley were later incorporated into the east valley numbering system as wv22 through wv25, and tombs that have been opened since wilkinson's time have been added to the list. the numbers range from kv1 (rameses vii) to kv64 (discovered in 2012). since the early 19th century ad, antiquarians and archaeologists have cleared and recorded tombs, with a total of 61 sepulchers being known by the start of the 20th century. kv5 was only rediscovered in the 1990s after being dismissed as unimportant by previous investigators. some of the tombs are unoccupied, others remain unidentifiable as regards to their owners, and still others are merely pits used for storage. most of the open tombs in the valley of the kings are located in the east valley, and this is where most of the tourist facilities are located.
valley of the kings