The Valley of the Kings

American University in Cairo Press

2014

ix, 264 pages

Publications of the Theban Mapping Project

9789774166082

Preface -- 1. Introduction to the Site -- Site Definition -- Historical Development of the Valley of the Kings -- 2. Current Risk Factors -- The Natural Environment -- Human Activity -- Summary of Risk Factors in the Valley of the Kings -- 3. Tourism and the Valley of the Kings -- Tourism in Egypt -- Tourism in Luxor -- Tourism in the Valley of the Kings -- 4. Stakeholder Surveys -- Stakeholder Survey Stage One: Valley of the Kings Site Survey -- Stakeholder Survey Stage Two: Online Survey -- 5. Valley of the Kings Condition Survey -- Current and Recent Archaeological Intervention in the Valley of the Kings -- Previous Work by the Theban Mapping Project -- Current Tomb Condition Reports -- Tomb Environmental Monitoring -- 6. Valley of the Kings Infrastructure -- The Visitor Experience and the Valley of the Kings -- Roads and Pathways to the Valley of the Kings -- Types of Transport -- Vehicle Parking -- Vendors' Area -- Visitors Center -- Tramline and Road from Visitors Center to Valley of the Kings -- Security Entrance and Camera Rules -- Toilets -- Shelters and Rest Stops -- Tomb Interiors -- Site Utilities -- Site Fabric -- Summary of Proposals and Status as of 2012 -- 7. Visitor Management in the Valley of the Kings -- Carrying Capacity -- Carrying Capacity of Tombs in the Valley of the Kings -- Ticketing Procedures -- Visitor Experience in the Valley of the Kings -- Summary of Proposals -- 8. Site Management at the Valley of the Kings -- The Supreme Council of Antiquities (SCA) -- Site Management and Cultural Resource Management Training -- Emergency and Disaster Planning -- Site Maintenance -- Site Management Information Systems -- Summary of Proposals -- Notes -- References.

This volume, the result of 25 years of work by the Theban Mapping Project at the American University in Cairo, traces the history of the Valley of the Kings and offers specific proposals to manage the site and protect its fragile contents. At the same time, it recognizes the need to provide a positive experience for the thousands of visitors who flock here daily. This is the first major management plan developed for any Egyptian archaeological site, and as its proposals are implemented, they offer a replicable model for archaeologists, conservators, and site managers throughout Egypt & the region.

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