Atlas of the Valley of the Kings: The Theban Mapping Project: Study Edition (Updated)

Weeks, Kent R. (Editor)

ISBN 10: 9774248201 / ISBN 13: 9789774248207

Published by The American University in Cairo Press, Cairo and New York, NY, 2003

About this Item

Rare (Elephant Folio, 50cm x 36cm). This soft cover book is bound using spirals. It is 136 pages in length, with 5 text figures, and 70 large plates of maps and plans. Our copy is perfectly fine. Photographs are available upon request. "The result of twenty years of work, the Atlas of the Valley of the Kings provides the first detailed surveyed maps and plans ever produced of one of the most famous World Heritage sites. From the tomb of Tutankhamun to the recently-discovered tomb of the sons of Ramesses II, all of the significant and accessible tombs in the valley are included. In this new one-volume study edition, the Atlas gives 1:200 plans, sections, and three-dimensional isometric drawings of each tomb, along with larger-scale maps of the entire Valley and background information on the work of the Theban Mapping Project and its surveying techniques. Of great value to archaeologists and conservators, the Atlas of the Valley of the Kings has already become a basic Egyptological reference".

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Atlas of the Valley of the Kings: The Theban Mapping Project: Study Edition (Updated)
• Publisher: The American University in Cairo Press, Cairo and New York, NY
• Publication Date: 2003
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 9774248201
• ISBN 13: 9789774248207
• Binding: Soft cover
• Edition: 1st Edition
• Condition: Fine

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Synopsis

The result of twenty years of work, the Atlas of the Valley of the Kings provides the first detailed surveyed maps and plans ever produced of one of the most famous World Heritage sites. From the tomb of Tutankhamun to the recently-discovered tomb of the sons of Ramesses II, all of the significant and accessible tombs in the valley are included. In this new one-volume study edition, the Atlas gives 1:200 plans, sections, and three-dimensional isometric drawings of each tomb, along with larger-scale maps of the entire Valley and background information on the work of the Theban Mapping Project and its surveying techniques. Of great value to archaeologists and conservators, the Atlas of the Valley of the Kings has already become a basic Egyptological reference.

About the Author

Dr. Kent Weeks has worked at Thebes for over two decades as head of the Theban Mapping Project, collecting historical data on the monuments, surveying, and photographing them. He is preparing an archaeological database that will help ensure their protection for decades to come.