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Tomb of Ramesses IV

 Tomb of Ramesses IV The pharaoh Ramesses IV was buried in Tomb KV2, located in the Valley of the Kings, Egypt. The tombs of Ramesses II and VII are on either side. Ramesses died at the age of 27 in 1148 BC. He is connected to the Temple of Khonsu at Karnak. Coordinates 25.741530,32.602080 Description  The tomb is of similar design to others in that it has a corridor to the burial chamber with side rooms. It is thought to be about 75 metres long and declines about 10 metres from the entrance. Chamber E, as the antechamber, has stars painted on the ceiling. Chamber K is built with side rooms, and the burial chamber J has a vaulted ceiling with astrological patterns along with the sarcophagus. Coptic monks were said to have lived in the tomb, and in the 19th century, explorers like Jean-François Champollion had camped there. Earlier, Romans were said to have left what is considered as graffiti in the tomb. Measurements These are the tombs' measurements in metres, including the a...
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Dwarfie Stane

Dwarfie Stane














Dwarfie Stane is a carved tomb on the island of Orkney. It is considered Neolithic, from about 5000 years ago, and is located at the end of a 500-metre path. The site is currently managed by Historic Scotland.


Coordinates 
58.884460,-3.314228


Description
Dwarfie Stane was most likely carved in situ. It is a weather-worn slab of rock which resembles signs of coastal erosion. It may have slid down from the surrounding mountainsides during an earthquake or ice age, as similar rocks appear there.
The rock was carved slightly off-center, and local descriptions demonstrate this, with labels of items 1-7.
1,Blocking stone
2,Entrance passage
3,Post-medieval hole in the roof paired in 1972
4,Pillow-shaped ledge



Folklore 
The Dwarfie Stane is haunted by stories of dwarfs and giants, tales that were brought to Hoy by medieval Norse settlers. One such legend tells of a giant who punched his way out after being trapped inside the boulder by a rival.
Norse dwarfs were a mythical race of smiths about the right height to live within the tomb. Sir Walter Scott wrote that it was home to the evil dwarf Trolld in his 1822 novel The Pirate.
(Quoted from the site)



Analysis
The rock is currently 6-7° from north towards the west. Measuring 12 foot wide by 30 foot long. The rock is comparable to other rocks on the island.


Conclusion 
Other sites exist on the island of Orkney. Of these sites, there is the Ring of Brodgar, dated to 1563 BC, and Skara Brae, a village possibly dating to 2500 BC. These are Bronze Age, so Dwarfie Stane would fit into a Neolithic setting.
The style is quite unusual and not like Skara Brae, a part-stone and part-dirt dwelling, which was common in this era and continued into the Viking era, where brochs were built. This could suggest that it is either Neolithic, as stated, and a unique build, or it was carved more recently by settlers on the island possibly 1700 or 1800.









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