KV33
Sign in to saveTomb KV33 is an ancient Egyptian tomb in the Valley of the Kings in Egypt. It is located close to the tomb of Thutmose III, KV34. The tomb dates to the mid-Eighteenth Dynasty and was used for the burial of an unknown individual. The layout is simple, consisting of descending steps and a main chamber with two adjoining rooms. KV33 was discovered by Victor Loret in 1898. The small tomb was open to visitors in the early 1900s when it was described in a tourist guidebook. In modern times, a bench was built over the entrance. In 2012 the tomb was excavated for the first time by the University of Ba
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Vinony files it under 1898 archaeological discoveries, Buildings and structures completed in the 14th century BC and Valley of the Kings.
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Key facts
- Egyptian tomb.name
- KV33
- Egyptian tomb.owner
- Unknown
- Egyptian tomb.location
- East Valley of the Kings
- Egyptian tomb.date
- 1898
- Egyptian tomb.excavated
- Victor LoretUniversity of Basel (2012)
- Egyptian tomb.decoration
- Undecorated
- Egyptian tomb.layout
- Stairs and chamber(s)
- Egyptian tomb.prev
- KV32
- Egyptian tomb.next
- KV34
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- archaeological excavation
- Country
- Egypt
- Located in
- Luxor
- Location
- Valley of the Kings
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- described at URL
- thebanmappingproject.com/sites/default/files/plans/KV33-34_1.pdf
- Commons category
- KV33
- director of archaeological fieldwork
- Victor Loret
- time of discovery or invention
- 1898-00-00
- culture
- Ancient Egypt
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- Location and architecture
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Tomb KV33 is an ancient Egyptian tomb in the Valley of the Kings in Egypt. It is located close to the tomb of Thutmose III, KV34. The tomb dates to the mid-Eighteenth Dynasty and was used for the burial of an unknown individual. The layout is simple, consisting of descending steps and a main chamber with two adjoining rooms. KV33 was discovered by Victor Loret in 1898. The small tomb was open to visitors in the early 1900s when it was described in a tourist guidebook. In modern times, a bench was built over the entrance. In 2012 the tomb was excavated for the first time by the University of Basel's Kings' Valley Project.
==Location and architecture== KV33 is located close to KV34, the tomb of Thutmose III, high in the cliffs at the end of a side valley. Its layout has been known since the early 1900s when it was described in Baedeker's travel guidebook as being a "small tomb with two empty rooms, reached by a flight of steps." The tomb is neatly cut.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “KV33” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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