KV49

KV49
Burial site of unknown
KV49
Coordinates 25°44′23.4″N 32°36′02.3″E / 25.739833°N 32.600639°E / 25.739833; 32.600639Coordinates: 25°44′23.4″N 32°36′02.3″E / 25.739833°N 32.600639°E / 25.739833; 32.600639
Location East Valley of the Kings
Discovered January 1906
Excavated by Edward R. Ayrton
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Tomb KV49, located in the Valley of the Kings, in Egypt is a typical Eighteenth Dynasty corridor tomb. It was probably used as a mummy-restoration area in the later New Kingdom.

The tomb was abandoned before it was completed, the work was halted as the stairwell in Chamber C was being cut.

Isometric, plan and elevation images of KV49 taken from a 3d model


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