KV64
Encyclopedia
"KV64" is the designation tentatively given to a radar anomaly (and suspected tomb) detected by the use of ground-penetrating radar
in the Valley of the Kings
, near Luxor
, Egypt
by the Amarna Royal Tombs Project
(ARTP), led by Nicholas Reeves
, in the autumn of 2000. No actual tomb has yet been uncovered.
Ground-penetrating radar
Ground-penetrating radar is a geophysical method that uses radar pulses to image the subsurface. This nondestructive method uses electromagnetic radiation in the microwave band of the radio spectrum, and detects the reflected signals from subsurface structures...
in the Valley of the Kings
Valley of the Kings
The Valley of the Kings , less often called the Valley of the Gates of the Kings , is a valley in Egypt where, for a period of nearly 500 years from the 16th to 11th century BC, tombs were constructed for the Pharaohs and powerful nobles of the New Kingdom .The valley stands on the west bank of...
, near Luxor
Luxor
Luxor is a city in Upper Egypt and the capital of Luxor Governorate. The population numbers 487,896 , with an area of approximately . As the site of the Ancient Egyptian city of Thebes, Luxor has frequently been characterized as the "world's greatest open air museum", as the ruins of the temple...
, Egypt
Egypt
Egypt , officially the Arab Republic of Egypt, Arabic: , is a country mainly in North Africa, with the Sinai Peninsula forming a land bridge in Southwest Asia. Egypt is thus a transcontinental country, and a major power in Africa, the Mediterranean Basin, the Middle East and the Muslim world...
by the Amarna Royal Tombs Project
Amarna Royal Tombs Project
The Amarna Royal Tombs Project is an archaeological expedition set up in 1998 to investigate on the ground and in the records the fate of the missing Amarna royal dead transferred on the abandonment of El-Amarna to the Valley of the Kings during the reign of Tutankhamun. ARTP's director is...
(ARTP), led by Nicholas Reeves
Nicholas Reeves
Carl Nicholas Reeves is an English Egyptologist best known for his archaeological work in and writings on the Valley of the Kings. He is currently Sylvan C...
, in the autumn of 2000. No actual tomb has yet been uncovered.