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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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Lligwy Burial Chamber

Lligwy Burial Chamber







Lligwy Burial Chamber is a chambered tomb located on the Isle of Anglesey.
The monument was excavated in 1909 and is currently considered Neolithic. It is a scheduled ancient monument.
It was probably used for burials and is thought to have been covered by a mound of earth or stones.


Coordinates
53.349956,-4.252911


Further monuments:
(Bedd Branwen)
Probably broken off from Plas Newydd Burial Chamber near the castle wall.

(Tŷ Newydd Burial Chamber)
Probably Bronze Age, but located here from clearing.

(Bryn Gwyn Standing Stones)
Probably parts from the other burial chambers, but located here from clearing.

(Meini Hirion Standing Stones)
Probably Bronze Age, but located here from clearing.

(Bodowyr Burial Chamber)
Probably Bronze Age, but located here from clearing.

(Trefignath)
Probably Bronze Age, but located here from road building.

(Glyn Burial Chamber)
Probably Bronze Age but relocated here from a clearing.


Description
Located at an elevation of 60 meters, the capstone is slightly rectangular and measures 1 meter in height. This puts its weight at between 60-70 tons.
It is composed of limestone and has two distinct dark markings toward the northeast.


Measurements
With its slightly rectangular shape, it can be considered angled at 13° toward the northeast.


Analysis
If using Bryn Celli Ddu Chambered Tomb as an example, a date of 1456 BCE would be produced. This was derived by dividing the altitude by ten and also its angle toward the northeast.
Another date of 2120 BCE could be obtained by dividing its angle by the altitude and subtracting the result from 1985.



Conclusion
Due to its weight, the monument probably needed to be moved during further road construction. Possibly bringing it closer to a public road for visitors.
It can be considered Neolithic or early Bronze Age, but its original purpose is unclear.
Other Neolithic and Bronze Age monuments are also considered here. These demonstrate that most were cleared from the land for agricultural purposes, and others for road building. This probably occurred in the 1920s and 1980s.

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