For visitors who drive, free parking is available. Travelers can also get to the Valley of the Kings – which is open year-round from 6 a.m. to 4 or 5 p.m. – by bike, taxi or tour bus.

But they also spent time and treasure creating hidden underground mausoleums. The most famed collection of such elaborate tombs—the Valley of the Kings—lies on the Nile's west bank near Luxor.

Another tomb at the Valley of the Kings, dubbed KV 33, was discovered during the team's 2012 season. The tomb had an iron door at its entrance and a wooden protection installed around the stairs.

Now modern technology has shed new light on the subject. Scientists removed the disintegrating mummy from its tomb and in a matter of hours, took 1,700 images, creating a 3-D view of the king.

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