| KV65 | |
|---|---|
| Burial site of unknown | |
  KV65 | |
| Coordinates | 25°44′27″N 32°36′8″E / 25.74083°N 32.60222°E |
| Location | Western Valley of the Kings |
| Discovered | 2018 |
| Excavated by | Zahi Hawass (2018–22) |
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KV65 is a tomb commencement in the Western Valley of the Kings, near Luxor, Egypt. It was discovered in 2018 by a team led by the Egyptologist Zahi Hawass and announced in 2019.[1][2] The tomb consists of a sloping rectangular pit of similar proportions to the entrances of royal tombs from the Eighteenth Dynasty. It contained a variety of items consisting of construction tools, pieces of rope, animal bones, leather, pottery, and food remains. It may represent a cache where the remains of a funerary feast and embalming material was buried, similar to KV54, the embalming cache of Tutankhamun.[3]
- ^ "New Discoveries" (PDF). Nile Magazine. Bournemouth, UK: Select Publication Services. November–December 2019. Retrieved 3 April 2023.
- ^ El-Aref, Nevine (10 October 2019). "Zahi Hawass announces two archaeological discoveries by his team in Luxor – Ancient Egypt – Antiquities". Ahram Online. Retrieved 3 April 2023.
- ^ Hawass, Zahi (2022). "The Discovery of KV 65 in the West Valley of the Kings". In Kawai, Nozomu; Davies, Benedict G. (eds.). The Star Who Appears in Thebes: Studies in Honour of Jiro Kondo. UK: Abercromby Press. pp. 153–169. ISBN 978-1-912246-13-7.