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Compare Valley of the Kings vs Karnak

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Valley of the Kings

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Valley of the Kings1539 BCE – 1075 BCE

Karnak2055 BCE – 100 BCE

Karnak begins roughly 500 years before Valley of the Kings.

Oldest

Karnak

2055 BCE – 100 BCE

Longest span

Karnak

2055 BCE – 100 BCE

Timeline

2055 BCE100 BCE

Valley of the Kings

1539 BCE – 1075 BCE

Karnak

2055 BCE – 100 BCE

Popularity

Valley of the Kings

79/ 100W 19K · G 82

Karnak

78/ 100W 13K · G 84

Evidence & Interpretation

Valley of the Kings7 items

Karnak7 items

Confirmed Inferred Debated

	Valley of the Kings Egypt, Upper Egypt	Karnak Egypt, Upper Egypt
Date Range	1539 BCE – 1075 BCE	2055 BCE – 100 BCE
Province	Luxor Governorate	Luxor Governorate
Region	Upper Egypt	Upper Egypt
Popularity	79 / 100	78 / 100
Eras	Bronze Age, Dynastic Egypt	Bronze Age, Iron Age, Classical, Hellenistic, Roman, Dynastic Egypt
Civilizations	Ancient Egyptian	Ancient Egyptian
Evidence & Interpretation	3✓ 2? 2✗	3✓ 2? 2✗
Wikipedia	18.5K views/mo	13.1K views/mo

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