Exploration of the Valley of the Kings and non-royal tombs (including KV43, KV46 and KV57). In 1907 they discovered the possible Amarna Period cache in KV55. After finding what they thought was all that remained of the burial of Tutankhamun (items recovered from KV54 and KV58), it was announced that the valley was completely explored and no further burials were to be found, in Davis's 1912 publication, 'The Tombs of Harmhabi" and "Touatânkhamanou'; the book closes with the comment, "I fear that the Valley of Kings is now exhausted." After Davis's death early in 1915 Lord Carnarvon acquired the concession to excavate the valley and he employed
Minor tombs in the Valley of the Kings KV32 is located nearby. It was first noted by James Burton and (re)discovered and examined by Loret in 1899. It consists of a single chamber reached by a stair and a corridor. Nothing is known about the primary burial. The tomb is dated to the eighteenth dynasty. A diverse range of objects was found in the tomb, dating from the Eighteenth and Nineteenth dynasties and it has been suggested that KV37 was used as a robbers "workshop". KV40 is located in the same wadi as the previous tombs. It was discovered and examined by Loret in 1899 but nothing is