▁ancient ▁road ▁leading ▁to ▁the ▁Northern ▁T omb s ▁would ▁seem ▁to ▁be ▁a ▁sign ▁that ▁they ▁were ▁for ▁the ▁benefit ▁of ▁those ▁buried ▁in ▁them . ▁ ▁Southern ▁tomb s ▁The ▁southern ▁tomb s ▁are ▁located ▁in ▁a ▁series ▁of ▁low ▁bl uff s ▁south ▁and ▁east ▁of ▁the ▁main ▁city . ▁Associ ated ▁with ▁these ▁tomb s ▁a ▁recently ▁discovered ▁ ▁workers ▁c emetery ▁has ▁been ▁found . ▁ ▁Red isc overy ▁and ▁exc av ation ▁Some ▁the ▁tomb s ▁have ▁obviously ▁been ▁open ▁since ▁anti qu ity , ▁and ▁have ▁been ▁used ▁various ly ▁as ▁bur ial ▁places ▁in ▁the ▁P to le ma ic ▁times , ▁store ▁houses , ▁houses ▁and ▁as ▁co ptic ▁churches . ▁ ▁Notes ▁and ▁references ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁Further ▁reading ▁ ▁N . ▁de ▁G . ▁Davis ▁- ▁The ▁Rock ▁C ut ▁T omb s ▁of ▁El ▁Am arna . ▁Society ▁for ▁the ▁Study ▁of ▁Egypt ian ▁Anti qu ities , ▁ 2 0 0 4 ▁( ). ▁Fac sim ils ▁in ▁Internet ▁Archive : ▁Part ▁I . ▁The ▁T omb ▁of ▁M ery re , ▁ 1 9 0 3 ; ▁Part ▁II . ▁The ▁T omb s ▁of ▁P ane hes y ▁and ▁M ery ra ▁II , ▁ 1 9 0 5 ; ▁Part ▁III . ▁The ▁T omb s ▁of ▁Hu ya ▁and ▁Ah mes , ▁ 1 9 0 5 ; ▁Part ▁IV . ▁The ▁T omb s ▁of ▁Pent hu , ▁Mah u ▁and ▁O thers , ▁