Because they’re not graves. Anyone that tells you they’re graves are trying to lead your astray.
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Oh great one, please bestow your knowledge upon us as to what they are then?
They started out as tombs, but, as grave robbers kept breaking in, it became cheaper to use the Valley of the Kings, which was easier to secure.
It came down to how much cash would be spent on protecting the Pharaoh’s treasures.