The Valley of the Kings : a site management handbook /
Art, Egyptian; Egypt; valley of the Kings.
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Language: English
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Cairo ; New York :
American University in Cairo Press,
2014.
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Call Number: DT73 .B44 W44 2014
Table of Contents:
- •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