KV5, one of the largest tombs in the Valley of the Kings with 120 chambers, reveals seven distinct flood layers in a single room, including silt, rubble, and ceiling collapse debris. The flooding occurred after the tomb was plundered and its seal broken. Ancient water inundations carried rubble and gravel into chambers throughout the tomb, leaving pillars and ceiling in poor structural condition. The walls show rough unfinished surfaces, likely originally plastered before the catastrophic flooding events.
KV5 tomb in Valley of Kings shows evidence of multiple catastrophic floods
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Key facts
- KV5 is one of the largest tombs in Valley of the Kings with 120 chambers
- Tomb suffered multiple flood events with layered sediment deposits
- Seven distinct flood layers documented in one room, including silt, rubble, and ceiling collapse
- Walls show rough unfinished surface, likely originally plastered
- Flooding occurred after tomb was plundered and seal was broken
- Pillars and ceiling in poor structural condition
- Ancient water inundations carried rubble and gravel into chambers
Sources
KV5 - Wikipediaen.wikipedia.org
Tomb KV5 is a subterranean, rock-cut tomb in the Valley of the Kings. It belonged to the sons of Ramesses II. Though KV5 was partially excavated as early as ...
KV5 (Tomb) - Mapy.commapy.com
It is the largest hypogeum in the valley, with over 130 known rooms and potentially up to 200. This colossal tomb was initially carved for an unknown figure of ...
KV5 - Largest Tomb in Valley of the Kings - World Archaeologyworld-archaeology.com
KV5 – which is tomb number five in the Valley of the Kings, is by far the largest tomb yet discovered in the valley.
KV 5 - Valley of the Kings - Ancient Societyancientsociety.com
This thing is huge, with 121 corridors and chambers. Though KV5 was partially excavated as early as 1825, its true extent was discovered in 1995 by Kent R.
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