"This report records the research and assessment undertaken for Phase 1 (2006-2008) of the Valley of the Queens Project, a collaboration of the Supreme Council of Antiquities and the GCI, which resulted in the development of a comprehensive plan for the conservation and management of the Valley.
The report consists of six parts. Parts I and II comprise introductory information, an overview of the significance, components and historical context of the Valley of the Queens from the 18th Dynasty through the Coptic period, with selected historical and iconographical profiles of tombs, and comprehensive bibliographies and a table of the use, research and interventions at the site. Part III is an assessment of the management context, which includes the main issues that affect operations at the site such as personnel, infrastructure, storage, and waste management, as well as elements of an operational plan and considerations of financial sustainability. Part IV focuses on visitor management, including visitor statistics, surveys and observations, the history of visitation, and the potential for additional site elements to be opened for public visitation.
In Part V, site-wide threats and considerations are addressed, including environmental, the potential for flooding and its assessment through computer modeling, and bat colonies that inhabit many of the tombs. Part VI is an historical overview and condition assessment of the fourteen site elements (non-tomb features) in the Valley of the Queens and its subsidiary valleys.
Volume 2, which provides a condition summary of all 18th, 19th and 20th Dynasty tombs, is forthcoming." |
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