The complete valley of the kings : tombs and treasures of Egypt's greatest Pharaohs

Nicholas Reeves, Richard H. Wilkinson
Bok · Engelsk · 2008

Utgitt	London : : Thames & Hudson, , 2008.
Omfang	224 sider : illustrasjoner, kort.
Utgave	Paperback ed
Opplysninger	Originalår: 1996. - Table of Contents Introduction 6 Chronology 9 Map of the Valley of the Kings 10 Preparations for the Afterlife Royal Tombs After the Pyramids 14 The Topography of Western Thebes 16 The Geology of the Royal Valley 20 Pharaoh's Workforce: The Villagers of Deir el-Medina 22 Planning a Royal Tomb: Design and Symbolism 25 Cutting the Tombs 28 Graffiti and Ostraca 31 Decorating the Walls: Art, Religion and Symbolism 33 Stocking the Chambers: What the Dead Took with Them 38 Pharaoh Joins the Gods 44 Agents of Discovery Tourists in Ancient Times 50 Early Travellers 52 Antiquaries and Savants 54 Belzoni the 'Patagonian Sampson' 56 The Dilettantes 61 The Great Expeditions 64 The Valley in Transition 1844-1899 67 Howard Carter and the Service des Antiquites 70 Theodore Davis: A New Tomb Every Season 73 Lord Carnarvon and Howard Carter 81 Tombs of the Kings The Search for the Tomb of Amenophis I 88 The Early Tuthmosids 91 TheTombs of Tuthmosis IV and Amenophis III 105 The Enigma of Akhenaten's Tomb 116 Tutankhamun and His Successors 122 Horemheb to Sethos I 130 The Tombs of Ramesses II and His Sons 140 From Amenmesse to Sethnakhte 150 The Later Ramessids 159 Tombs of the Nobles 174 Decline of a Royal Necropolis Robbers! 190 The Royal Mummies 194 The Face of Pharaoh 200 Deciphering the Dockets 202 Epilogue 208 Visiting the Royal Valley 212 Further Reading 213 Acknowledgments 217 Sources of Quotations 218 Index 220 Illustration Credits 224.
ISBN	9780500284032