Hi Phil, Well, for as long as I can remember I have been a really big history buff. As a result I have the History Channel, History International, and National Geographic, on my list of top watched stations. I heard about KV-64 back in 2006 when National Geographic did a documentary on the discovery of KV-63 and the evidence of KV-64 near to Tutankhamun's tomb. Until archaeologists open the tomb no one has any idea what is down there. The hypothesis it is Queen Nefertiti's long-sot tomb is just a hypothesis. The only reason some archaeologists think itmight be her tomb is its location to Tutankhamun's tomb. She is believed to have died around 1333 or 1330 BC, and may have helped rule Egypt while Tutankhamun was a boy. he certainly couldn't have ruled at age 9, and it is unsure who helped him make decisions during the early years of his reign. The current hypothesis is Ay, but it all really depends on when the reigning queen, Nefertiti, died. if she was alive she would have ruled in Tutankhamun's place for those early ears. Actually, there currently is a mummy that is in dispute. There was a mummy of a queen found in, I want to say KV-35, that was originally believed to be Nefertiti, and was later ruled to be someone else. The precise identity is unknown, but current thinking is that it might be the body of Tutankhamun's mother, the queen before Nefertiti, who died young. Thus Nefertiti would have actually raised King Tut in his early years as his step mother. I might want to also point out the KV-64 site is not the only area that is of interest. Archaeologists have recently announced they think there is another undiscovered tomb between KV-5 and KV-7 that might be Ramesses VIII. If so that will get the KV-64 designation if it is uncovered first.All depends on where they start digging. Cheers.
Phil Vlasak wrote: > Hi Tom, > It looks like you did your homework. > There are several web pages on KV-64 > KV 64 is short for Valley of the Kings tomb 64. > I hope they don't open the tomb before your game is finished! > Good job, > Phil > --- Gamers mailing list __ [email protected] If you want to leave the list, send E-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] You can make changes or update your subscription via the web, at http://audyssey.org/mailman/listinfo/gamers_audyssey.org. All messages are archived and can be searched and read at http://www.mail-archive.com/[EMAIL PROTECTED] If you have any questions or concerns regarding the management of the list, please send E-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
