<P> The robberies had been discovered at some point, and the outer doors had been resealed, and the robbers' tunnel refilled . The limestone chippings in the descending tunnel also covered some fragments of looted articles including jar lids, razors and wood fragments that had been presumably removed from the antechamber and stored in the tunnel during the first robbery . Some remnants appear to have been from a funerary meal, which was discovered by Davis in jars in KV54, which indicates that KV54 may have been used as a store for items recovered after the first re-closing of the tomb . </P> <P> The annex was probably worst affected by the first robbery . The room was small and full of densely - packed items, which had been ransacked by a robber who had entered through a small hole in the outer door . The robber hurriedly disturbed the contents of the annex, emptied boxes and removed items . The robber or robbers seem to have been looking for metals, glass (then a valuable commodity), cloth, oils and cosmetics . The theft of oils and cosmetics suggests that the robbery was fairly contemporary with the burial, as the lifespan of these articles would have been limited . After this robbery was discovered, the doors were resealed and it is likely that the descending tunnel was filled with packed limestone chippings to deter future robberies . </P> <P> The second robbery required much more organisation to clear the descending corridor - a tunnel was dug in the top - left - hand corner of the tunnel, and the outer door was penetrated by a large hole in the blocking . Carter estimated that it would have taken a team of men around eight hours to excavate the tunnel by passing back baskets of rubble . The second robbery penetrated the entire tomb, and Carter estimated that around 60% of the jewelry in the Treasury had been looted, along with precious metals . At some point, a knotted scarf containing a number of looted rings was dropped back into a box in the antechamber, which led Carter to the conclusion that the robbery had perhaps been discovered whilst it was in progress, or that the thieves had been pursued and caught . </P> <P> The tomb may have been hurriedly resealed (possibly to avoid drawing attention to the tomb) by the official Maya, as the signature of his assistant Djehutymose was found by Carter on a calcite stand in the Annexe . Upon resealing the tomb, the first and second resealings were marked with the same seal, bearing a design of a jackal over nine bound captives, which may indicate that they both took place within a short time interval after the closure of the tomb . </P>

The geographical features of the valley of the kings and layout of the tomb