KV52

KV52
Burial site of Animals
Location East Valley of the Kings
Discovery Date January 1906
Excavated by Edward R. Ayrton
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Tomb KV52 is located in the Valley of the Kings, in Egypt. It contained a mummified monkey[1], and is probably associated with the nearby tomb of Amenhotep II (KV35).

Recent (winter 2009/10) excavations in this area[2] by an SCA team attempting to relocate tombs KV50, KV51, KV52 and KV 53 revealed 18th Dyn blue painted pottery, tools and hieratic and figured ostraca which included :

References

  1. ^ http://www.thebanmappingproject.com/atlas/index_kv.asp?tombID=867
  2. ^ Egyptian Archeology (Egypt Exploration Society publication) No.37 p.26

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