Ancient Locations

The Amarna Royal Tombs Project (ARTP) was set up by Nicholas Reeves in 1998. An expedition of Durham University Oriental Museum, for administrative purposes the project was in 2000 affiliated to the newly established, not-for-profit Valley of the Kings Foundation through which it would be run until 2002. ARTP was able to complete four extremely productive seasons of work - winter 1998, winter 1999, winter 2000 and spring 2002. These four short periods of controlled stratigraphic excavation in the Valley of the Kings would transform our understanding of the site`s sub-surface topography, with a ground-penetrating radar (GPR) survey undertaken in 2000 in addition pointing decisively towards the existence of several important new features.

Nearest sites

Tomb of Queen Hatshepsut-Meryetre, KV42, circa 9 m (10 yd) south
Tomb of Thutmose 3, KV34, circa 14 m (15 yd) south
Tomb of unidentified person, KV33, circa 16 m (18 yd) south-east
Tomb of unidentified person, KV37, circa 48 m (52 yd) north
Tomb of Tia'a, KV32, circa 49 m (54 yd) north-west
Tomb of unidentified person, KV31, circa 70 m (77 yd) north
Tomb of unidentified person, KV59, circa 84 m (92 yd) north
Tomb of unidentified person, KV30, circa 83 m (91 yd) north
Tomb of unidentified person, KV26, circa 100 m (109 yd) north
Tomb of Royal Children, KV40, circa 107 m (117 yd) north
Tomb of Seti 2, KV15, circa 122 m (134 yd) north-west
Tomb of unidentified person, KV29, circa 154 m (168 yd) north
Tomb of Siptah, KV47, circa 143 m (156 yd) north-west
Tomb of Thutmose 1, KV38, circa 137 m (150 yd) north-west
Tomb of Twosret, KV14, circa 149 m (163 yd) north-west
Tomb of Bay, KV13, circa 167 m (183 yd) north-west
Tomb of unidentified person, KV12, circa 179 m (195 yd) north-west
Tomb of Maiherpri, KV36, circa 188 m (206 yd) north
Tomb of unidentified person, KV53, circa 199 m (218 yd) north
Tomb of animal burials, KV51, circa 206 m (225 yd) north
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