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  • Amenhotep I -- the undiscovered tomb [ 18th Dynasty Egypt ]

    11/14/2010 1:32:46 PM PST · by SunkenCiv · 33 replies
    News from the Valley of the Kings 'blog ^ | Thursday, June 26, 2008 | Kate Phizackerley
    The first announcement of a new tomb in the Valley of the Kings came in August 2005 when the Egyptian State Information Service announced that an Egyptian Polish team had been given to excavate the tomb of the New Kingdom Pharaoh Amenhotep I in the Valley of the Kings. As I describe below, unfortunately this was mis-reported by the press how announced the stunning find of an intact tomb. Amenhotep I was the second pharaoh (1526-1506 BC) of the 18th Dynasty. His tomb was mentioned in the Abbott Papyrus, one of the highlights of the British Museum. The papyrus dates...