Tuthmosis I was the first Pharaoh to be entombed there c.1490 b.c. choosing a narrow valley out of site of the capital as a secret and supposedly safe location for his resting place, cut deep into the rock.
Tuthmosis I was afraid that peasants will rob his tomb after his death.
mnli hypothesis: Tuthmosis I was afraid that peasants will rob his tomb after his death. premise: Tuthmosis I was the first Pharaoh to be entombed there c.1490 b.c. choosing a narrow valley out of site of the capital as a secret and supposedly safe location for his resting place, cut deep into the rock.