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The Valley of the Queens is situated on the West Bank of the Nile in Luxor. There are 98 tombs found in this valley. The most tombs where empty or non used. The first egyptologist who conducted systematic excavations in that valley(1903 and 1906) was the Italian archeologist Ernesto Shiaparelli. The most important tombs in the Valley of the Queens are excavated by Shiaparelli. Schiaparelli found the tomb of Nefertari(QV 66)the tomb of Amenherkopshef(QV 55)and the tomb of Khaemwaset(QV 44) Nefertari was the most beloved wife of Pharaoh Ramesses III. Amenherkopshef and Khaemwaset where sons of Pharaoh Ramesses III. The tomb of Nefertari is closed since March 2006(restoration) At this moment the tomb of khaemwaset(QV 44),the tomb of Queen Titi and the tomb of Amenherkopshef(QV 55)are open for tourists.