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Excavation of Tunnel in Tomb of Seti I Completed

By Ben Morales-Correa

After several seasons of work that began in November 2007, a team of archaeologists headed by Dr. Zahi Hawass succeeded in completely excavating a 174m long tunnel cut into the bedrock near the end of the tomb of Seti I. The only other excavation of the tunnel took place in 1960 under the direction of... »

Ancient tomb replicas to be installed in the Valley of the Kings

By Ben Morales-Correa

Two of the most beautiful and important ancient Egyptian tombs in Luxor are currently and sort of permanently closed to the public – the Tomb of Nefertari (QV66) in the Valley of the Queens and the Tomb of Seti I (KV17) in the Valley of the Kings. In order for visitors to the valley to... »