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...
Drift Stones The stones both granite and are dated to the Bronze Age. The Drift Stones are located south of the Drift Reservoir of the same name, located in Cornwall between Tresvennack Pillar to the east and the Blind Fiddler stone. Also within a few kilometres are the Boscawen-un Stone Circle, the Trelew Standing Stone, the Pridden Standing Stone, and the Trevorgans Standing Stone, which can be located to the west, with The Merry Maidens stone circle located to the south. Coordinates 50.099448,-5.585197 Description The Drift Stones are two stones, one 2.5 metres and the other 3 metres tall, which are about 10 metres apart. The Merry Maidens stone circle is thought to connect to the Tregiffan Burial Chamber, dating to 2500 BC. A nearby stone, called Gun Rith, could be considered a Neolithic marker point. The Boscawen-un stone circle is thought to connect to the Nine Maidens in Devon, and these were built in 2900 BC. These stones are connected to traditional petrification folklore, and...