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...
Monte Albán Monte Albán is a large pre-Columbian archaeological site in the Santa Cruz Xoxocotlán Municipality in the southern Mexican state of Oaxaca. The city was established in 500 bc, and the city's peak was betwee n 100 bc - 200 ad with further use of the site until 1521 ad. The site is attributed to the Middle Preclassic to Terminal Classic, it is an artificially leveled ridge of an elevation of 1.94kms above sea level, the Atzompa and El Gallo hills sites at 68° north 4.375kms distance from Monte Albán are considered connected. On site their are two main platforms, which are known as the north platform and south platform. In between these are the Plaza Central and El Palacio. There are multiple buildings on site in addition to these which include tombs to the north, Juego de Pelota (ball court) to the east, a building known as pyramid P with an altar in front also to the east and a building known as Edificio J which is angled ...