Egypt

Closure of Theban Mapping Project Survey

The Theban Mapping Project's online survey concerning the future of the Valley of the Kings has now closed. In a posting to the Amun Group, Nigel Hetherington, Conservation Manager on the project says that this has become one of the largest public consultations ever undertaken on the future of a World Heritage Site.

- Kv 5 Update
Theban Mapping Project (Kent Weeks) Thanks very much to Kate Phizackerley's "News from the Valley of the Kings" blog for the information that Kent Weeks has published a brief 2009 update on the clearing of KV 5, the tomb of the sons of Ramesses II....

- Theban Mapping Project Masterplan
http://www.thebanmappingproject.com/about/masterplan.htmlThanks to Nigel Hetherington's post to EEF, to point out that the Kings Valley Masterplan is online, on the Theban Mapping Project's webbsite: "In the spring of 2004, the Supreme Council...

- Theban Mapping Project (website Review)
http://www.csmonitor.com/2005/0907/p25s01-stct.htmlAn articulate and clear review of the latest version of the Theban Mapping Project's website: "When I first viewed and reviewed the original Theban Mapping Project, I was genuinely impressed, and...

- Theban Mapping Project Survey Closing
http://touregypt.net/teblog/luxornews/On Tour Egypt's Luxor News blog, Jane Akshar reports that Nigel Hethrington has announced that the Theban Mapping Project Survey will be closing soon. It is currently online at http://www.thebanmappingproject.com/survey.htmlIf...

- Theban Mapping Project Survey
http://www.thebanmappingproject.com/survey.html Since 1978 the Theban Mapping Project has been working to compile a complete datbase of sites in Thebes. Its work has focused initially on the Valley of the Kings. The site is excellent and hte project is...

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