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any info about valley of the kings F

2006-12-08 09:18:27 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Arts & Humanities History

NO! not just valley of the kings!!
valley of the kings F

http://www.thebanmappingproject.com/sites/browse_tomb_2145.html

2006-12-08 13:20:13 · update #1

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In Egypt, many kings buried there.

Most of the tombs are not open to the public (16 of the tombs can be opened, but they are rarely open at the same time), and officials occasionally close those that are open for restoration work.[52] The number of visitors to KV62 has led to a separate charge for entry into the tomb. The West Valley has only one open tomb – that of Ay – and a separate ticket is needed to visit this tomb. The tour guides are no longer allowed to lecture inside the tombs and visitors are expected to proceed quietly and in single file through the tombs. This is to minimize time in the tombs, and prevent the crowds from damaging the surfaces of the decoration. Photography is no longer allowed in the tombs.

In 1997, 58 tourists and 4 Egyptians were massacred at nearby Deir el-Bahri by Islamist militants from Al-Gama'a al-Islamiyya. This led to an overall drop in tourism in the area.[53]

As of 2005, on most days of the week an average of four to five thousand tourists visit the main valley. On the days on which the Nile Cruises arrive the number can rise to nearly ten thousand.[54] These levels are expected to rise to 25,000 by 2015. The West Valley is much less visited, as there is only one tomb that is open to the public.

In January 2006 it was announced that a new visitors centre was to be constructed. [55] Constructed on the old cafeteria, it is planned to open in early 2007.[56] It will have displays and exhibits (including a model of the valley), showing the chronology and iconography of the New Kingdom necropolis. The Metropolitan Museum of Art and National Geographic Society have donated display and educational material.

2006-12-08 09:20:04 · answer #1 · answered by Vicki B 5 · 1 1

The Valley of the Kings was the burial positions of the infamous Pharoahs of Egypt. But there is a Valley just across from there and down the Nile called the Valley of the Queens, founded by Hatsushep, the Pharoah Queen( very interesting story).
Also the Valley of the Kings became a sunken place under the Nile around 35 years ago. Some of the graves were salvaged but much remains at the bottom of the Nile as well. There was a museum that housed the sarcophogi and the mummies of the salvaged dead in Egypt, that President Anwar Sadat put 12 million dollars into to preserve his Egyptian culture primarily for tourism as he had planned with Israel after the Camp David Accords with President Jimmy Carter the treaty. However Anwar Sadat and 58 other military and friends and cabinet members were assassinated by arab terrorists to end the peace in the middle east for they did not want Egypt nor Israel to profit. After all they felt estranged as they in Libya,Lebanon,and Syria were not in the Loop for tourism. They would have been if they did not assassinate Sadat. They could have built instead of destroyed. But then they have no mummies to display and no fancy cities, and no cultural development worth touring. So Lord knows what is going to happen to the magnificent culture of Egypt with all that war going on and certainly Jeruselum with the holy city being the road that Jesus walked? The Valley of the Kings had many secrets revealed to scientists for cures of disease, and preservation of life.Egypt had building techniques, beyond our knowledge at the time.

2006-12-08 17:51:26 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0 0

It was the royal burial place for Pharaohs, there are still more tombs being discovered, there are likely more tombs to be discovered, the place was used for about 500 years, the next discovery will likely be an intact tomb once again.

2006-12-08 18:46:29 · answer #3 · answered by ron k 4 · 0 0

ik that was where howard carter discovered the tomb of king tut.

2006-12-08 17:34:00 · answer #4 · answered by Sweetie 4 · 1 0

Are you talking about the tomb where they found the three dentists?

2006-12-08 17:20:05 · answer #5 · answered by Piper 5 · 0 1

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