Valley of Kings Tomb KV40

A team of archaeologists from the University of Basel have been excavating Valley of kings tomb KV40 for long regarded by past explorers as unimportant in a cemetery of kings. The archaeologists have found the remains of 50 people in the tomb including the identification of a dozen royal children and a number of foreign lady's.

Among the debris was also found that the tomb had been reused in the 9th century BC. by a family of priests. The tomb was found with a thick layer of debris which included fragments of coffins and linen among which the mummified remains were found including the presence of a number of infants.

The tomb was used for the members of two 18th Dynasty king's families including Thutmosis IV and his heir Amenhotep III. The tomb was also set on fire perhaps from a robbers torch.

Photo:  Matjaz Kacicnik, University of Basel/Egyptology

[Credit: Matjaz Kacicnik, University of Basel/Egyptology]

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