Complete Valley of the Kings Tombs and Treasures of Egypt's Greatest Pharaohs

Name: Complete Valley of the Kings Tombs and Treasures of Egypt's Greatest Pharaohs
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ISBN: 9780500284032

ISBN-10: 0500284032

ISBN-13: 9780500284032

Edition: 2008

Authors: Nicholas Reeves, Richard H. Wilkinson

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"For all those interested in the burial practices in New Kingdom Egypt, this should be the first book to consult. " Journal of the American Oriental Society This account of the Valley of the Kings brings together the art, archaeology, and history of this incredible site in one exciting volume. The authors, both acknowledged authorities, examine the topography of the Valley, the choice of specific tomb sites, the makeup of the workforce, and how the royal monuments were prepared for the king's afterlife. They tell the story of the chroniclers and archaeologists throughout history, and catalogue all the Valley's burials, describing for each its discovery, architecture, decoration, and…

Book details

List price: $26.95
Copyright year: 2008
Publisher: Thames & Hudson
Publication date: 4/17/2008
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 224
Size: 7.60" wide x 10.00" long x 0.80" tall
Weight: 1.694
Language: English



Introduction


Chronology


Map of the Valley of the Kings



Preparations for the Afterlife


Royal Tombs After the Pyramids


The Topography of Western Thebes


The Geology of the Royal Valley


Pharaoh's Workforce: The Villagers of Deir el-Medina


Planning a Royal Tomb: Design and Symbolism


Cutting the Tombs


Graffiti and Ostraca


Decorating the Walls: Art, Religion and Symbolism


Stocking the Chambers: What the Dead Took with Them


Pharaoh Joins the Gods



Agents of Discovery


Tourists in Ancient Times


Early Travellers


Antiquaries and Savants


Belzoni the 'Patagonian Sampson'


The Dilettantes


The Great Expeditions


The Valley in Transition 1844-1899


Howard Carter and the Service des Antiquites


Theodore Davis: A New Tomb Every Season


Lord Carnarvon and Howard Carter



Tombs of the Kings


The Search for the Tomb of Amenophis I


The Early Tuthmosids


The Tombs of Tuthmosis IV and Amenophis III


The Enigma of Akhenaten's Tomb


Tutankhamun and His Successors


Horemheb to Sethos I


The Tombs of Ramesses II and His Sons


From Amenmesse to Sethnakhte


The Later Ramessids


Tombs of the Nobles



Decline of a Royal Necropolis


Robbers!


The Royal Mummies


The Face of Pharaoh


Deciphering the Dockets


Epilogue


Visiting the Royal Valley


Further Reading


Acknowledgments


Sources of Quotations


Index


Illustration Credits