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Pyramids
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Desert valley on the west bank of Thebes, the political and religious capital of the New Kingdom. It was first used as a royal necropolis by Thutmosis I, although it was his predecessor, Amenhotep I, who was considered as the patron-god of the valley by the actual builders of the tombs. The last known king to have built a tomb in the Valley was Ramesses XI, the last king of the New Kingdom, although it is doubtful that he ever used that tomb. Despite its modern name, a minority of tombs was bu - http://www.ancient-egypt.org/topography/west_bank/valley_kings.html More result pages: 1
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