When entering Deir el-Medina (the modern Arabic name for the ruins of the village of the artisans), you have probably already visited the large tombs of the kings over in Valley of the Kings. If you ever wondered what those artisans did when they were not building for the king, you can see it here. They built tombs for themselves.... more
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Last week I visited the Valley of the Artisans near Luxor. It is close to the more famous Valley of the Kings. The Valley of the Artisans is an amazing place, for here the men lived who decorated the nearby royal tombs. They worked for nine days and on their day off they worked on their own tombs. The surviving... more
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