Tomb Families investigates the apparently random distribution of
New Kingdom private tombs in the Theban Necropolis by focusing on
factors which may have influenced tomb location. The Theban
Necropolis contains hundreds of tombs belonging to elite
individuals, dating from the end of the Old Kingdom through to the
Ptolemaic Period, with the vast majority dating to the New Kingdom
(c.1550-1077 BC). These tombs are scattered across the landscape at
the edge of the desert between the Valley of the Kings to the west,
and the row of royal mortuary temples along the edge of the
cultivation to the east. GPS surveying has enabled the spatial
analysis of these tombs, demonstrating that specific areas of the
necropolis were popular at different times and among particular
groups of people. Clusters and patterns can be identified between
tombs built during the same reign(s), as well as between tomb
owners with similar titles and familial connections. The
orientation of specific tombs towards Karnak temple, royal mortuary
temples and festival processional routes reveals their significance
to certain individuals. This research provides a deeper
understanding of the necropolis, and how private tombs linked to
the wider sacred landscape of Thebes.
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