Tomb of Thutmose I
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Tomb of Thutmose I
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Tomb of Thutmose I
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Location of the
Tomb of Thutmose I
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Facts, dates and
information
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Name of the
Egyptologist who discovered the Tomb of Thutmose I was
Victor Loret
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The Ancient
Egyptian Necropolis - the Valley of the Kings
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Location of the
Burial Site
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Tomb of Thutmose I
Tomb of Thutmose I
Full details of Ancient Egyptian
Religion, Death Rituals, Embalmers and Mummification can be found via
the sitemap, in the Section called Egyptian Mummies. The following table lists details of the Tomb of Thutmose I including its reference
number, the date the burial place was discovered and the name and
details of the Egyptologist who discovered or excavated the Tomb of Thutmose I .
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Tomb of Thutmose I |
| Location of the
Burial Site |
Valley of the Kings |
| Number |
KV38 |
| Name of Occupant |
Tomb of Thutmose I
(1504 -1492) |
| Period
/ Kingdom |
New
Kingdom |
| Date of Period /
Kingdom |
1570 BC - 1070 BC |
| Dynasty |
18th - Eighteenth
Egyptian Dynasty |
| Date of
Discovery |
Antiquity |
| Name of
Egyptologist |
Re-excavated by
Victor Loret |
| Nationality of
Victor Loret |
French |
| Lifespan of
Victor Loret |
1859 -
1946 |
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Additional facts and information about the Tomb of Thutmose I & Victor
Loret |
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The
Tomb of Thutmose I
is built on the bottom of the cliff face and consists of
chambers and corridors. It
was believed to have been built by
Thutmose III for the reburial of his grandfather Thutmose I
(Click the link for the
Tomb of
Hatshepsut and Thutmose I ). All items of decoration
have been removed and can be found in the Cairo Museum.
The French
archaeologist Victor Loret (1859 -
1946) was the head of the Egyptian Antiquities Service.
Loret began working at the royal and private tombs in the
Valley of the Kings in 1881. He also discovered the tombs of
Tia'a and Amenhotep II and the cache of royal mummies in KV
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Ancient Egyptian
Tombs - Tomb of Thutmose I excavated by Victor Loret
The Valley of the Kings is a necropolis. A
necropolis is defined as a large cemetery
or burial place near the site of a center of an ancient civilization.
The Valley of the Kings, where the Tomb of Thutmose I was found, is located near the
Ancient Egyptian city of Thebes (now modern-day Luxor). There are 63
tombs which have been discovered in the Valley of the Kings belonging to
the Pharaohs and leading dignitaries. Many of the tombs were discovered
by the Egyptian tomb robbers of antiquity but during the 19th and 20th
centuries renewed interest in Egyptology led European Egyptologists,
such as Victor Loret, to
make further excavations in the Valley of the Kings, hoping to find
undiscovered tombs, complete with
fabulous treasures.
Ancient Egyptian Tomb numbering system
All tombs are and numbered and the legends KV, QV, WV & TT indicate their location as
follows:
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KV (e.g. KV
no.35) refers to the King Valley
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QV (e.g. QV
no.66) refers to the burial of Nerfertari in the Queen Valley
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WV (e.g. WV
no.23) refers to the burial of the Pharaoh Ay in the Western
Valley
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TT (e.g. TT
no.55) refers to the burial of Ramose designated to the
category of Theban Tomb
Tomb of Thutmose I
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