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Yuya and Thuya Canopic Jars
Yuya and Thuya Canopic Jars

Canopic jars of Yuya and Thuya, the parents of Queen Tiye, the wife of Amenhotep III. (Photo: Sandro Vannini) 

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The Valley of the Kings Since King Tut

Location

Egypt
25° 42' 39.0132" N, 32° 39' 4.9212" E

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Pottery from SCA Excavations North of Lake Qarun
Black Pyramid of Amenemhat III
The Mummification Bed Found in KV63
Detail of a Still-Wrapped Mummy Found near the Temple of Taposiris Magna
Excavations in KV63
View from Above of the Burial Chamber of Djoser
The Entrance Gate to the Enclosure Wall of Taposiris Magna
Inscription with Cartouches of Thutmose II from the Newly Discovered Temple in the Sinai

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