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The final case was placed in a large stone box called a sarcophagus. Found in the tomb were 116 baskets of fruit, 40 jars of wine, boxes of meat, chariots, fine robes, musical instruments, and furniture. 32 Buried riches in the tombs tempted thieves, and as a result many pyramids were robbed of their treasures. The pharaohs of the New Kingdom decided to cut their tombs deep inside cliffs on the west bank of Thebes in an area known as the Valley of the Kings. E. for King Khufu and was built with more than two million blocks of stone.
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Found in the tomb were 116 baskets of fruit, 40 jars of wine, boxes of meat, chariots, fine robes, musical instruments, and furniture. 32 Buried riches in the tombs tempted thieves, and as a result many pyramids were robbed of their treasures. The pharaohs of the New Kingdom decided to cut their tombs deep inside cliffs on the west bank of Thebes in an area known as the Valley of the Kings. E. for King Khufu and was built with more than two million blocks of stone. It rose 480 feet (146 m) high and was covered with white limestone plaster.