Exploration of the Valley of the Kings 16 tombs to the list, and explored several tombs that had already been discovered. During this time Georges Daressy explored KV9. When Gaston Maspero was reappointed to head the Egyptian Antiquities Service, the nature of the exploration of the valley changed again. Maspero appointed Howard Carter as the Chief Inspector of Upper Egypt, and the young man discovered several new tombs, and explored several others, clearing KV42 and KV20. Around the turn of the 20th century, the American Theodore M. Davis had the excavation permit in the valley, and his team (led mostly by Edward R. Ayrton) discovered several royal
Terrorist attack against cyclists in Tajikistan Terrorist attack against cyclists in Tajikistan The Terrorist attack against cyclists in Tajikistan happened in July 29, 2018 (). Four Western touring cyclists were killed while cycling in the Danghara District, and two more were injured after five Islamist militants rammed them with a car and then got out of the vehicle and stabbed them. The attackers, in a posthumously released video, pledged allegiance to the Islamic State, however, the Tajik authorities downplay the IS responsibility, blaming instead the Islamic Renaissance Party of Tajikistan. Terrorist movements are known to be present in Central Asia, Afghanistan, with which Tajikistan shares a