Valley+of+the+Kings,+Valley+of+the+Queens

There are two great valleys in Egypt, the Valley of the Kings and the Valley of the Queens. These valleys play big roles in mummification and tombs for royalty. **The Valley of Kings is a desert located on the west bank of Thebes.** The Valley of Queens is located at the west bank at Luxor (ancient Thebes).

The Valley of the Kings was created and used from 1539 BC to 1075 BC. It contains about 60 tombs, starting with Thutmose I and ending with Ramses X or XI. The official name of the site was The Great and Majestic Necropolis of the Millions of Years of the Pharaoh, Life, Strength, Health in The West of Thebes, or usually called, the Great Field. So the Valley of the Kings was created to store mummies and along with the Valley of Queens they make all these royal tombs inside each of the valleys. **They did this because thieves would break in the temples and steal the treasures from the mummies.** Both valleys are for mostly protection for the mummies and great amount of space.

The Valley of the Queens was made for the same purpose of the Valley of the Kings. The difference between these two is they both hold different mummies the Valley of the Queens is mainly for royalty like pharaohs, Kings, and Queens. The Valley of the Kings also holds royalty, so they are both not very different. The one thing is the location and tombs is what makes them just a little different from one another. That is why both valleys were created.


 * //The significance of these valleys is their tombs, the tombs are mainly royalty so they are wonderfully decorated and have the treasures of the mummies in the tomb.//** One amazing thing about this is, the valleys have at least one hidden passage. For example on the side of the valley somewhere there is a small white spot where there is a hidden door that leads to the tombs in the Valley of the Kings. This passage is put on the side so people would not expect it and it is blended in with the area around it. The tombs in the valleys have great treasures to the person and some may be something you have never seen that amazes you. That is the significance of the valleys.

The Valley of Kings had many important mummies starting with Thutmose I and ending with Ramses X or XI. The east side of the valley has the most tombs, and the west has little, but including the tombs of Amonhotep III and Ay. Around the time of Ramses I the Valley of Queens has begun, although some wives were still buried with their husbands. One of the most important tombs in the valley belonged to the famous Queen Nefertari, the principal censort of King Ramses II. This wonderful tomb was in bad condition because of the salt crystals seeping through its poor quality limestone.

These valleys have help archaeology because of all the tombs show different things, and items we may not have now days. There are writings on the walls in the hallways to the tombs showing drawings of gods and spirits being free or being trapped. They give archaeologist facts on what they did how they did it and what a lot of people are trying to figure out now days, even why they did it. This is an important place with great history and a great source of information that helps, that is the archaeology impact on these valleys. They are important part of history and tells us a lot and their names give can let you guess what is inside these valleys in the burial grounds. []

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