KV20

KV20
Burial site of Thutmose I and Hatshepsut
KV20 Burial chamber J2 as seen by Howard Carter circa 1904
KV20 is located in Egypt
KV20
KV20
Coordinates25°44′20.7″N 32°36′12.4″E / 25.739083°N 32.603444°E / 25.739083; 32.603444
LocationEast Valley of the Kings
Discoveredbefore 1799
Excavated byJames Burton (1824)
Howard Carter (1903–1904)
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KV20 is a tomb in the Valley of the Kings (Egypt). It was probably the first royal tomb to be constructed in the valley. KV20 was the original burial place of Thutmose I (who was later re-interred in KV38) and later was adapted by his daughter Hatshepsut to accommodate her and her father. The tomb was known to Napoleon Bonaparte's expedition in 1799 and had been visited by several explorers between 1799 and 1903. A full clearance of the tomb was undertaken by Howard Carter in 1903–1904. KV20 is distinguishable from other tombs in the valley, both in its general layout and because of the atypical clockwise curvature of its corridors.