KV 5 : a preliminary report on the excavation of the tomb of the sons of Rameses II in the Valley of the Kings / edited by Kent R. Weeks.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Weeks, Kent R.

Contributor:

George Clapp Vaillant Book Fund.

Series:

Publications of the Theban Mapping Project ; 2.

Publications of the Theban Mapping Project ; 2

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Ramses II, King of Egypt.

Families.

Tombs.

Valley of the Kings (Egypt).

Tombs--Egypt--Valley of the Kings.

Excavations (Archaeology)--Egypt--Valley of the Kings.

Excavations (Archaeology).

Egypt--Valley of the Kings.

Princes--Tombs--Egypt.

Princes.

Princes--Tombs.

Egypt.

Ramses II, King of Egypt--Family.

Ramses.

Physical Description:

201 pages : illustrations ; 22 X 28 cm.

Edition:

Revised edition.

Place of Publication:

Cairo : American University in Cairo Press, [2006]

Summary:

The discovery in 1995 that a long-ignored doorway in the Valley of the Kings was actually the entrance to the largest tomb ever found in Egypt made headlines around the world. Called KV5, it contains over 150 corridors and chambers, and was used as a family mausoleum for several sons of the New Kingdom pharaoh, Ramesses II. The first edition of this preliminary report was the first comprehensive, technical publication on the work of the Theban Mapping Project in the tomb; it has now been revised and expanded to take account of the latest discoveries and analyses. It includes detailed archaeological and architectural studies, epigraphic surveys, object and pottery descriptions, discussions of conservation work, and extensive reports on the site??'s geology, hydrology, mineralogy, and geotechnical engineering. Copiously illustrated with photographs and line drawings, KV5 is the essential source for the study of this fascinating and important tomb.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references.

Local Notes:

Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the George Clapp Vaillant Book Fund.

ISBN:

9774249518

OCLC:

68193226