While at Luxor we visited the Valley of the Kings. This is where the Pharaoh’s of the New Kingdom Period of Egyptian history are buried. There are no pyramids during this periods, but at least sixty four tombs are known in the Valley of the Kings. Our group visited two or three.
The Valley of the Kings is located on the West Bank of the Nile River a short distance from the Nile valley.
The Valley of the Kings. Photo by Ferrell Jenkins.
New archaeological excavations continue in the Valley of the Kings. It was fascinating to see workers carrying buckets filled with debris. This is reminiscent of old photos of workers in Mesopotamia or Palestine in the early nineteenth century. Beginning with the excavation of Masada by Yigal Yadin, volunteers are used. Students often pay their own transportation, room and board, to work on a dig. It is a form of educational slavery, one might say.
Workers at archaeological site in the Valley of the Kings. Photo by Ferrell Jenkins.
Some archaeologists were busy surveying. Others were photographing small items. I saw four individuals washing and restoring broken pottery.
Pottery reconstruction in the Valley of the Kings. Photo by Ferrell Jenkins.
Travel can be exciting and educational.
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I like the one of the reconstruction of the jars. Over the past few weeks I’ve seen several photos of them lying in pieces and it is nice to see them being reassembled.
Regards
Kate