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Fig. 2

From: Engineering failure analysis and design of support system for ancient Egyptian monuments in Valley of the Kings, Luxor, Egypt

Fig. 2

Location of the tomb of Sons of Ramsses II (KV5) at the east (main) Valley of the Kings (KV), Luxor Egypt. KV 5 itself is the largest rock cut tomb in the Valley of the Kings; pillared chamber 3 is the largest chamber of any tomb in the Valley of the Kings. Chambers 1 to 6 had been discovered in 1825 by James Burton, all other had been discovered by Theban Mapping Project in 1995 (Clayton 1995)

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