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title: Deir el-Medina
author: anagh
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/6879/deir-el-medina/
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license: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0)
updated: 1970-01-01
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# Deir el-Medina
_Authored by anagh_
## Image File
[](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/6879.jpg)
## Image Caption
The site of [Deir el-Medina](https://www.worldhistory.org/Deir_el-Medina/), a worker's village for artists and masons who built the royal tombs in the nearby Valley of the Kings, [Egypt](https://www.worldhistory.org/egypt/). The village was in continuous use from the time of Thutmose I (1520-1492 BCE) until the collapse of the [New Kingdom](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/New_Kingdom/) in c. 1069 BCE.
## Cite This Work
### APA
anagh. (2017, July 10). Deir el-Medina. *World History Encyclopedia*.
### Chicago
anagh. "Deir el-Medina." *World History Encyclopedia*, July 10, 2017. .
### MLA
anagh. "Deir el-Medina." *World History Encyclopedia*, 10 Jul 2017, .
## License & Copyright
[Original image](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Deir_el-Medina,_Luxor,_3_Jan_2011_-_panoramio_(3).jpg) by [**anagh**](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Deir_el-Medina,_Luxor,_3_Jan_2011_-_panoramio_(3).jpg). Submitted by [Mark Cartwright](https://www.worldhistory.org/user/markzcartwright/ "User Page: Mark Cartwright"), published on 10 July 2017. The copyright holder has published this content under the following license: [Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0deed.en). This license lets others remix, tweak, and build upon a work even for commercial reasons, as long as they credit the author and license their new creations under the identical terms. When republishing on the web a hyperlink back to the original content source URL must be included. Please note that content linked from this page may have different licensing terms.