KV53

KV53
Burial site of unknown
KV53
Coordinates 25°44′23.1″N 32°36′2.4″E / 25.739750°N 32.600667°E / 25.739750; 32.600667Coordinates: 25°44′23.1″N 32°36′2.4″E / 25.739750°N 32.600667°E / 25.739750; 32.600667
Location East Valley of the Kings
Discovered 1905
Excavated by Edward R. Ayrton
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Tomb KV53 is located in the Valley of the Kings, in Egypt. It has never been fully planned, but consisted of a single chamber at the end of a shaft.

Recent (winter 2009/10) excavations in this area[1] by an SCA team attempting to relocate tombs KV50, KV51, KV52 and KV 53 revealed 18th Dyn blue painted pottery, tools and hieratic and figured ostraca which included :

Isometric, plan and elevation images of KV53 taken from a 3d model

References

  1. Egyptian Archeology (Egypt Exploration Society publication) No.37 p.26

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