Egypt
- Report: Theban Mapping Project Progress Report
Theban Mapping Project (Kent Weeks) Also available as aPDF (management plan only, not the report on KV5) Kent Weeks reports on the work at KV5 and the development of a management plan for the Valley of the Kings. The section dealing with the management...
- 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....
- 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...
- Theban Mapping Project Newsletter
http://www.thebanmappingproject.com/mailinglist.htmlThe Theban Mapping Project sent out their latest newsletter yesterday 2nd July (to subscribe to their newsletter go to the above link). I can forward a copy of the message to anyone who wants it. The...
- 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...
Egypt
Valley of the Kings Site Management Masterplan
Many thanks to Nigel J. Hetherington, Conservation Manager of the Theban Mapping Project:
"The Theban Mapping Project announces the publication of the on the TMP’s website at
http://www.thebanmappingproject.com/
The Valley of the Kings (Wadi Biban el Mouluk) on the West Bank of the Nile in Luxor, in the Arab Republic of Egypt, is a World Heritage site whose archaeological fame and economic importance as a tourist destination are internationally recognized. The result of its popularity has been a massive increase in visitor numbers over the last decade, now often exceeding 7,000 visitors every day. This number is guaranteed to increase in future years. Without carefully prepared site management plans, the very existence of this fragile resource could be seriously threatened.In the spring of 2004, the Supreme Council of Antiquities (SCA) commissioned the Theban Mapping Project to prepare a site management masterplan for the Valley. This project was generously supported by the World Monuments Fund (WMF), and the American Research Center in Egypt (ARCE), and several private donors.
This ‘final draft for public consulation’ is now available for you to download and we would very much like to have your feedback regarding our proposal for the future of this very important site."
The Valley of the Kings (Wadi Biban el Mouluk) on the West Bank of the Nile in Luxor, in the Arab Republic of Egypt, is a World Heritage site whose archaeological fame and economic importance as a tourist destination are internationally recognized. The result of its popularity has been a massive increase in visitor numbers over the last decade, now often exceeding 7,000 visitors every day. This number is guaranteed to increase in future years. Without carefully prepared site management plans, the very existence of this fragile resource could be seriously threatened.In the spring of 2004, the Supreme Council of Antiquities (SCA) commissioned the Theban Mapping Project to prepare a site management masterplan for the Valley. This project was generously supported by the World Monuments Fund (WMF), and the American Research Center in Egypt (ARCE), and several private donors.
This ‘final draft for public consulation’ is now available for you to download and we would very much like to have your feedback regarding our proposal for the future of this very important site."
- Report: Theban Mapping Project Progress Report
Theban Mapping Project (Kent Weeks) Also available as aPDF (management plan only, not the report on KV5) Kent Weeks reports on the work at KV5 and the development of a management plan for the Valley of the Kings. The section dealing with the management...
- 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....
- 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...
- Theban Mapping Project Newsletter
http://www.thebanmappingproject.com/mailinglist.htmlThe Theban Mapping Project sent out their latest newsletter yesterday 2nd July (to subscribe to their newsletter go to the above link). I can forward a copy of the message to anyone who wants it. The...
- 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...