KV52
Sign in to saveTomb KV52 is located in the Valley of the Kings, in Egypt. It was discovered in 1906 by Edward R. Ayrton excavating on behalf of Theodore M. Davis. Together with KV50 and KV51 it forms a group known as the "Animal Tombs", it contained a mummified monkey, and is probably associated with the nearby tomb of Amenhotep II (KV35).
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It sits within the topics 1906 archaeological discoveries and Valley of the Kings.
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- Egyptian tomb.name
- KV52
- Egyptian tomb.owner
- animals
- Egyptian tomb.image
- KV52.jpg
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- Schematic of KV52
- Egyptian tomb.location
- East Valley of the Kings
- Egyptian tomb.date
- January 1906
- Egyptian tomb.excavated
- Edward R. Ayrton
- Egyptian tomb.layout
- Shaft and chamber
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- archaeological site
- Country
- Egypt
- Located in
- Luxor
- Area
- 5.25
- Image
- KV52.jpg
- Length
- 4.5
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- director of archaeological fieldwork
- Edward R. Ayrton
- time of discovery or invention
- 1906-00-00
- Commons category
- KV52
- culture
- Ancient Egypt
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Tomb KV52 is located in the Valley of the Kings, in Egypt. It was discovered in 1906 by Edward R. Ayrton excavating on behalf of Theodore M. Davis. Together with KV50 and KV51 it forms a group known as the "Animal Tombs", it contained a mummified monkey, and is probably associated with the nearby tomb of Amenhotep II (KV35).
==Location, discovery, and contents== The tomb is located on the same rocky promontory as KV49, on the south side of the valley that leads towards KV35; it is cut at a slightly higher level than KV49 and is located near to KV50 and KV51. KV52 was the third in this cluster of three tombs discovered by Edward R. Ayrton in his methodical clearance of this part of the valley on behalf of Theodore Davis. He found the entrance to be buried under of debris.
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