Conservation and Documentation of the Tomb Chapel of Menna (TT 69)

Conservation and Documentation of the Tomb Chapel of Menna (TT 69)

The Tomb of Menna, Theban Tomb number 69, is located in the Theban necropolis of Sheikh Abd el-Qurna in Luxor, Upper Egypt. The rock-cut tomb is famous for the completeness and superb quality of the paintings that adorn its walls. Structurally, the tomb chapel takes the form of an inverted T, with a...

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Corporate Author: The American Research Center in Egypt (ARCE-EAC) Egyptian Antiquities Conservation Projec

Other Authors: Hartwig, Melinda (Project director)

Format: Book

Language: English

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Tombs > Egypt > Thebes (Extinct City)
Art,ancient > Egypt

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  • The Conservation and Documentation of the Tomb Chapel of Menna (TT 69) project was implemented by Dr. Melinda Hartwig, a professor at Georgia State University, from 2007-2009. The project’s objective was the conservation, archaeometric examination, and digital recording of the painted tomb chapel of Menna, to set a precedent for non-invasive methods of analysis. Dr. Hartwig worked with an interdisciplinary team of conservators, digital specialists, Egyptologists, and scientists, with the support of Georgia State University and the Egyptian Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities (formerly the Egyptian Supreme Council of Antiquities).