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...
Arthur's Stone Arthur's Stone in Herefordshire is a Neolithic chambered tomb, or Dolmen , dating from 3700 bc – 2700 bc. The capstone is said to weigh 25 tonnes with multiple support stones, and the Quoit Stone , which used to be a further stone towards the north, can be found towards the south. Due to tilt from Neolithic times, the monument would still have aligned north/south. Some tales suggest the tomb was built to mark the location of one of King Arthur's battles , while others tell that the stones were already present when Arthur slew a giant on the spot, who fell onto the stones and left indentations in one of them, which remain to this day. Coordinates 52.082315,-2.995271 Measurements If the path east/west is 8° then the path north/south is at 72°, and these two angles split the site into 80° and 100°. If a triangle whose sides are 13ft by 36ft at 100° fit over the site, then the following are correct. Area = 230.45ft Perimeter = 89.34ft It...