Atlas of the Valley of the Kings

The result of 20 years of work, The Atlas of the Valley of the Kings provides the first detailed surveyed maps and plans ever produced of one of the most famous World Heritage sites. From the tomb of Tutankhamun to the tomb of the sons of Ramesses II, all of the significant and accessible tombs in the valley are included.

In this new one-volume study edition, the Atlas gives 1:200 plans, sections, and three-dimensional isometric drawings of each tomb, along with larger-scale maps of the entire Valley and background information on the work of the Theban Mapping Project and its surveying techniques. Of great value to archaeologists and conservators, The Atlas of the Valley of the Kings has already become a basic Egyptological reference.

Kent Weeks is professor of Egyptology at the American University in Cairo. He has worked in the Valley of the Kings for more than 30 years and is director of the Theban Mapping Project, which has been surveying, photographing, and collecting historical data on the monuments in the Valley of the Kings and the Theban Necropolis. The Project to completely map KV5 continues as does its excavation. Under the direction of Dr. Weeks, the Project is also developing an archaeological database that will help ensure the protection of the monuments of ancient Thebes.