57). The currently visitable tombs in the Deir el-Medina necropolis all date from the time of the Ramesside rulers (the 19th and 20th Dynasties), and especially the time of Ramesses II, whose reign ...

Though not as glamorous as the Valley of the Kings or the Valley of the Queens, the Valley of the Artisans – known locally as Deir el-Medina – offers a glimpse into the lives of the workers ...

The tombs included burial chambers ... including artisans in Deir el-Medina. Further work at the site included reassembling parts of the colossus of Ramesses II’s mother Tuya and reconstructing ...

Previous research has shown that the town was active from 1550 B.C. to 1070 B.C. Deir el-Medina served as a community to house men and their families who were building tombs for Egyptian royalty.