KV49

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.

KV49
Burial site of unknown
KV49
Coordinates25°44′23.4″N 32°36′02.3″E
LocationEast Valley of the Kings
DiscoveredJanuary 1906
Excavated byEdward R. Ayrton
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The tomb was abandoned before it was completed, the work was halted as the stairwell in Chamber C was being cut.


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