p. piccione: theban tombs publication project reports

The Tombs of Ahmose (no. 121) and Rây (no. 72)
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Project Preliminary Findings

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1. Lecture: "Like Father Like Son: New Discoveries in the Tombs of Ahmose and Rây in Ancient Thebes, Egypt"

Revised and augmented transcript of an illustrated public lecture presented April 1999 to the South Carolina Society of the Archaeological Institute of America and the College of Charleston. This document recounts the goals and activities of the project in light of the 1998 field season (contains no bibliographical references or citations).

2. Photographic Album

Selected photographs and images related to the work and staff of the project, taken over the course of several field seasons.

3. Paper Abstracts

Abstracts of papers, as field reports, presented by field director P. A. Piccione, to colleagues at meetings and professional conferences.

4. Conservation Reports

Technical reports on the findings of the 1998 condition survey of Tombs no. 72 and 121, conducted by conservator Stephen Rickerby, as part of the work of the Theban Tombs Publication Project.

S. Rickerby, "Summary Report on the Conditions of the Wall Paintings, November 1998" (preliminary report and assessment).
S. Rickerby, "Report on the Condition of the Wall Paintings and Conservation Proposals, March 1999" (final report). [not yet available on line]

5. Geological Report

Technical report of the geological survey of the rock of the tombs no 72, 121 and MMA 850 and the hill of Sheikh abd el-Qurna, conducted by Prof. A. Kem Fronabarger, Ph. D., in 2001 as part of the conservation efforts of the Theban Tombs Publication Project).

A. K Fronabarger, "Preliminary Report on the Geology and Structural Stability of Three Theban Tombs: TT 72, TT 121 and MMA 850" [PDF-file, 3.8 Mb (large!)]

6. Bibliography

Bibliography of publications related to the history and archaeology of Tombs no. 72 and 121 and the findings of the project (n.b.: not updated).

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