Pharaonic Kings and Queens Procession Cairo, April 3, 2021 Three thousand years ago, in secret tombs in the Valley of Kings and the nearby Deir El-Bahari site, both areas are near Luxor - - once called Thebes the capital of ancient Egypt. The tombs were first excavated in the 19th century then taken to Cairo by boats that sailed the Nile. Some were in glass cases, while others were stored in the Egyptian Museum in Tahrir Square. They are transported on April 3, 2021 to the new National Museum of Egyptian Civilization near Ain Al Sidra in south Cairo. Under heavy security, the mummified remains of 18 kings and 4 queens were transported in climate-controlled cases loaded onto trucks decorated with wings and pharaonic design for the journey. The vehicles were designed to appear like the ancient boats used to carry deceased pharaohs to their tombs.