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The Oxford handbook of the Valley of the Kings / edited by Richard H. Wilkinson and Kent R. Weeks.
- Format:
- Book
- Series:
- Oxford handbooks online
- Oxford handbooks in archaeology.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Valley of the Kings (Egypt).
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource.
- Monthly
- Other Title:
- Valley of the Kings
- Place of Publication:
- New York, NY : Oxford University Press, 2014-2016.
- System Details:
- text file
- Summary:
- The royal necropolis of New Kingdom Egypt, known as the Valley of the Kings (KV), is one of the most important - and celebrated - archaeological sites in the world. Located on the west bank of the Nile river, about three miles west of modern Luxor, the valley is home to more than sixty tombs, all dating to the second millennium BCE. The most famous of these is the tomb of Tutankhamun, first discovered by Howard Carter in 1922. Across thirty-eight chapters, this handbook locates the Valley of the Kings in space and time, examines individual tombs, their construction, content, development, and significance, reviews modern research and exploration in the valley, and discusses the current status of ongoing issues of preservation and archaeology.
- Contents:
- Introduction / Richard H. Wilkinson, Kent R. Weeks.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Description based on online resource; title from home page (viewed on April 11, 2016).
- Other Format:
- Print version :
- ISBN:
- 9780199984916
- Access Restriction:
- Restricted for use by site license.
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