The tombs, silent for almost 4,500 years, will tell archaeologists more about life in ancient Egypt. The activities below give you ideas for conducting your own dig and ask you to speculate on an imaginary archaeological find of the future.
Archaeologists use a simple method of grid location to map and remove their finds at dig sites.
Strings are used to form a grid of one-meter squares. Soil or sand is carefully removed in small layers from each square. Each time an object is found, it's recorded on a map of the square indicating its location and depth. Layer after layer is slowly removed and mapped. The process can take weeks or years, depending on the hardness of the material surrounding the artifacts, shards and remains.