Table of Contents

Contributors
Abbreviations
Preface

Part I: Introduction
Richard H. Wilkinson and Kent R. Weeks

Part II: The Natural Setting
1. Geology of the Valley of the Kings
Judith M. Bunbury
2. Toponyms of the Valley of the Kings and its Approaches
Kent R. Weeks
3. The Hydrology of the Valley of the Kings: Weather, Rainfall, Drainage Patterns and Flood Protection in Antiquity
Andreas Dorn

Part III: The Development of the Royal Necropolis
4. The Egyptian Concept of a Royal Necropolis
John H. Taylor
5. Earlier Royal Tombs, the Royal Cemeteries of Thebes and the Beginnings of the Valley of the Kings
Aidan Dodson

Part IV: Tomb Construction and Development
6. The Royal Necropolis Workmen of Deir el-Medina
Robert J. Demarée
7. Choosing the Location for a Royal Tomb; The Workmen's Techniques and
Tools; Units of Measurement; KV Huts and Work Places
Andreas Dorn
8. The Component Parts of KV Royal Tombs
Kent R. Weeks
9. Collisions, Abandonments, Alterations, Tomb Commencements/Pits and Other Features in the Valley of the Kings
Lyla Pinch-Brock

Part V: Royal Tomb Decoration
10. The Technology of Royal Tomb Decoration
Stephen Rickerby and Lori Wong
11. Iconography; Palaeography; Decorative Elements; Distribution and Development of Scenes
Heather L. McCarthy

Part VI: Individual KV Tombs
12. Royal Tombs of Dynasty Eighteen
Catharine H. Roehrig
13. Royal Tombs of the Nineteenth Dynasty
Hartwig Altenmueller
14. Royal Tombs in Dynasty Twenty
Aidan Dodson
15. Other Tombs: Queens and Commoners in KV
Susanne Bickel

Part VII: Contents of Royal KV Tombs
16. Sarcophagi
Aidan Dodson
17. Canopics
Aidan Dodson
18. Other Tomb Goods
Campbell Price

Part VIII: Getting to the Afterlife
19. Mortuary Ritual in the Valley of the Kings
Alexandra von Lieven
20. Symbolic Aspects of Royal Tombs
Richard H. Wilkinson
21. The Royal Funerary Books: The Subject Matter of Scenes and Texts
Joshua Roberson

Part IX: Destruction, Desecration and Reuse
22. Damnatio Memoriae in the Valley of the Kings
Richard H. Wilkinson
23. Usurpation and Reuse of Royal Tombs
Richard H. Wilkinson
24. Intrusive Burials and Caches
John H. Taylor

Part X: Human Remains from the KV and their Study
25. Early Study and the Unwrapping of Mummies
Rosalie David
26. Modern Biomedical Studies
Rosalie David and Ryan Metcalfe
27. Recent Identity and Relationship Studies, Including X-Rays and DNA
Ryan Metcalfe

Part XI: The Administration of the KV in Dynastic Times
28. The Temples of Millions of Years at Western Thebes
Martina Ullmann
29. Policing and Site Protection; Guard Posts; Enclosure Walls
Carola Vogel
30. Tomb Robberies in the Valley of the Kings
Ogden Goelet

Part XII: The KV from the End of the New Kingdom to the Late 20th Century
31. Late Dynastic, Graeco-Roman and Christian Times; Post-New Kingdom Graffiti
Filip Coppens
32. The History of KV Exploration Prior to the Late 20th Century
Joyce Tyldesley

Part XIII: The KV in the Late 20th and the 21st Century and Beyond
33. Remote Sensing in the Valley of the Kings and its Hinterlands
Sarah H. Parcak and Gregory D. Mumford
34. The Search for Other Tombs
Stephen W. Cross
35. Tomb Recording: Epigraphy, Photography, Digital Imaging, 3-D Surveys
Adam Lowe
36. Conservation and Flood Protection
Michael Jones
37. Tourism in the Valley of the Kings
Kent R. Weeks
38. The Valley of the Kings in the Lives of Modern Egyptians: The People of Qurna
Kees van der Spek

Appendix
Index

About the Author

Richard H. Wilkinson is Regents' Professor of Egyptian Archaeology at the University of Arizona, author or editor of ten books, including Tausret.

Kent Weeks is Emeritus Professor of Egyptology at the American University in Cairo, and author or editor of twelve books on ancient Egypt.

Reviews

This is the definitive guide, with over 600 pages covering the Valley's history, exploration, analysis, conservation and management.
*Ancient Egypt*

the essays offer a complex and comprehensive insight into the history, exploration and critical study of the Valley of the Kings
*Emmet Jackson, Astene Bulletin*