Dispute And Mystery: Strange Case Of The Tomb KV55 In The Valley Of Kings, Egypt

A. Sutherland – AncientPages.com – Undoubtedly, a mysterious tomb KV55 located in the Valley of the Kings on the West Bank in Luxor is one of Egypt’s most debated ancient places.

Tomb 55 was discovered in the Valley of the Kings by Edward R. Ayrton in January 1907 and is connected to the Heretic King Akhenaten.

Dispute And Mystery: Strange Case Of The Tomb KV55 In The Valley Of Kings, Egypt

he desecrated royal coffin found in tomb KV55. Credit: Hans Ollermann – CC BY 2.0

There was only one single chamber and a small niche in a simple tomb. In the niche, archaeologists found four canopic jars;  other artifacts in the chamber included a coffin and two clay bricks.

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