Andrea Loprieno-Gnirs is a research associate at the University of Basel and a Principal Researcher for the Life Histories of Theban Tombs project.

"It is rare to find a volume that moves the standards of the field forward in this way: Life Histories of Theban Tombs represents a new development in how Egyptian tombs are published. It provides, in addition to traditional archaeology, philology, and art historical studies, analyses of geology, landscape, and human remains, among other subjects, all of which allow for a holistic interpretation of the sites and their context. User-friendly and lavishly illustrated, this book will have something of interest for every Egyptologist, while the many bibliographical references serve as a perfect starting point for anyone wishing to delve into the individual subjects discussed."—Fredrik Norland Hagen, University of Copenhagen“This set of studies gives an exemplary picture of what is the very spirit of modern archaeology: reconstructing the complete history of monuments in their environment over the long term. Through the detailed reports of a large number of researchers and engineers from all disciplines, a group of pharaonic tombs on the west bank of Thebes reveals the different stages of their long existence, from their creation in the Theban mountains to the visits of twentieth-century archaeologists.”—Laurent Coulon, Institut français d’archéologie orientale"This volume provides a genuinely transdisciplinary approach to the complex archaeology of the burial landscape of Western Thebes. By bringing together specialists from a range of disciplines, with varying technical and methodological approaches, it makes a unique and innovative contribution to the state of the field of Egyptian archaeology, one that will have lasting impact for years to come."—Gerald Moers, University of Vienna"Theban tombs are theaters of memory where local and global identities are defined and where different visions of the past and present meet the future. This volume is a wonderful journey through an archaeological landscape and the outcome of true multidisciplinary research. It lays out the process of interpreting the past and its careful study, thereby defining a collective memory capable of providing answers to the questions that arise in society over time."—Christian Greco, Egyptian Museum of Turin

• List of IllustrationsForeword Andrea Loprieno-Gnirs and Susanne BickelAcknowledgmentsList of AbbreviationsNotes on ContributorsChapter 1 The Project Life Histories of Theban Tombs and the Investigated SiteAndrea Loprieno-GnirsChapter 2 Geological Investigations at Sheikh ‘Abd al-QurnaMartin Ziegler, Andrea Wolter, Rachael Colldeweih, and Matthew PerrasChapter 3 Archeological Investigations at K85, AU1000, and K555Andrea Loprieno-Gnirs, Zulema Barahona-Mendieta, Lara Kurmann, Matthias Müller, Lukas Richner, and Noémi Villars3.1 The Identification of Papyrus Fragments from the Debris Accumulation AU1010Lucía Díaz-Iglesias3.2 The Coptic Ostraca from K85 and SurroundingsMatthias Müller3.3 ‘M. Emmery’s’ Hotel Bill from 1929Noémi VillarsChapter 4 Landscape and Tomb Construction Analyses at Central Sheikh ‘Abd el-QurnaAndrea Loprieno-Gnirs4.1 Virtual Reconstruction of Building Elements Found at the Tomb Complex TT84-K453Oliver BrudererChapter 5 Epigraphic Studies in TT84 and TT95Julianna Kitti Paksi and Susanne BickelChapter 6 Visual Studies in TT84Marina SartoriChapter 7 Conservation in TT84 and TT95 and Analyses of Painting PracticesErico PeintnerChapter 8 Processing of Finds from Funerary and Domestic Occupation Phases at TT95Andrea Loprieno-Gnirs and Noémi Villars8.1 Funerary Pottery and Objects from TT95Zulema Barahona-Mendieta and Noémi Villars8.2 Analysis of Textiles from TT95Nadine Schönhütte8.3 Leather Items from Various Use Phases at TT95André J. Veldmeijer8.4 Documents and Objects from Recent Domestic Uses of TT95 and K90Mahmoud IbrahimChapter 9 Funerary Envelopes, Chests, and Jackal Figurines from TT95Charlotte Hunkeler and Stéphane FetlerChapter 10 Bioarcheological Studies of Human Remains from TT95Iwona Kozieradzka-Ogunmakin, Sabrina Meyer, Roger Seiler, and Frank RühliChapter 11 Computer-Assisted Survey and Documentation Methods at Sheikh ‘Abd al-QurnaZan Gojcic, Matjaž Kačičnik, Lukas Richner, and Andreas WieserChapter 12 The Life Histories of Theban Tombs Database System and Data StructuresStephan M. Unter and Noémi VillarsAppendixPublications of the LHTT ProjectNotes

Andrea Loprieno-Gnirs is a research associate at the University of Basel and a Principal Researcher for the Life Histories of Theban Tombs project.

"It is rare to find a volume that moves the standards of the field forward in this way: Life Histories of Theban Tombs represents a new development in how Egyptian tombs are published. It provides, in addition to traditional archaeology, philology, and art historical studies, analyses of geology, landscape, and human remains, among other subjects, all of which allow for a holistic interpretation of the sites and their context. User-friendly and lavishly illustrated, this book will have something of interest for every Egyptologist, while the many bibliographical references serve as a perfect starting point for anyone wishing to delve into the individual subjects discussed."—Fredrik Norland Hagen, University of Copenhagen“This set of studies gives an exemplary picture of what is the very spirit of modern archaeology: reconstructing the complete history of monuments in their environment over the long term. Through the detailed reports of a large number of researchers and engineers from all disciplines, a group of pharaonic tombs on the west bank of Thebes reveals the different stages of their long existence, from their creation in the Theban mountains to the visits of twentieth-century archaeologists.”—Laurent Coulon, Institut français d’archéologie orientale"This volume provides a genuinely transdisciplinary approach to the complex archaeology of the burial landscape of Western Thebes. By bringing together specialists from a range of disciplines, with varying technical and methodological approaches, it makes a unique and innovative contribution to the state of the field of Egyptian archaeology, one that will have lasting impact for years to come."—Gerald Moers, University of Vienna"Theban tombs are theaters of memory where local and global identities are defined and where different visions of the past and present meet the future. This volume is a wonderful journey through an archaeological landscape and the outcome of true multidisciplinary research. It lays out the process of interpreting the past and its careful study, thereby defining a collective memory capable of providing answers to the questions that arise in society over time."—Christian Greco, Egyptian Museum of Turin

• List of IllustrationsForeword Andrea Loprieno-Gnirs and Susanne BickelAcknowledgmentsList of AbbreviationsNotes on ContributorsChapter 1 The Project Life Histories of Theban Tombs and the Investigated SiteAndrea Loprieno-GnirsChapter 2 Geological Investigations at Sheikh ‘Abd al-QurnaMartin Ziegler, Andrea Wolter, Rachael Colldeweih, and Matthew PerrasChapter 3 Archeological Investigations at K85, AU1000, and K555Andrea Loprieno-Gnirs, Zulema Barahona-Mendieta, Lara Kurmann, Matthias Müller, Lukas Richner, and Noémi Villars3.1 The Identification of Papyrus Fragments from the Debris Accumulation AU1010Lucía Díaz-Iglesias3.2 The Coptic Ostraca from K85 and SurroundingsMatthias Müller3.3 ‘M. Emmery’s’ Hotel Bill from 1929Noémi VillarsChapter 4 Landscape and Tomb Construction Analyses at Central Sheikh ‘Abd el-QurnaAndrea Loprieno-Gnirs4.1 Virtual Reconstruction of Building Elements Found at the Tomb Complex TT84-K453Oliver BrudererChapter 5 Epigraphic Studies in TT84 and TT95Julianna Kitti Paksi and Susanne BickelChapter 6 Visual Studies in TT84Marina SartoriChapter 7 Conservation in TT84 and TT95 and Analyses of Painting PracticesErico PeintnerChapter 8 Processing of Finds from Funerary and Domestic Occupation Phases at TT95Andrea Loprieno-Gnirs and Noémi Villars8.1 Funerary Pottery and Objects from TT95Zulema Barahona-Mendieta and Noémi Villars8.2 Analysis of Textiles from TT95Nadine Schönhütte8.3 Leather Items from Various Use Phases at TT95André J. Veldmeijer8.4 Documents and Objects from Recent Domestic Uses of TT95 and K90Mahmoud IbrahimChapter 9 Funerary Envelopes, Chests, and Jackal Figurines from TT95Charlotte Hunkeler and Stéphane FetlerChapter 10 Bioarcheological Studies of Human Remains from TT95Iwona Kozieradzka-Ogunmakin, Sabrina Meyer, Roger Seiler, and Frank RühliChapter 11 Computer-Assisted Survey and Documentation Methods at Sheikh ‘Abd al-QurnaZan Gojcic, Matjaž Kačičnik, Lukas Richner, and Andreas WieserChapter 12 The Life Histories of Theban Tombs Database System and Data StructuresStephan M. Unter and Noémi VillarsAppendixPublications of the LHTT ProjectNotes

Andrea Loprieno-Gnirs is a research associate at the University of Basel and a Principal Researcher for the Life Histories of Theban Tombs project.

"It is rare to find a volume that moves the standards of the field forward in this way: Life Histories of Theban Tombs represents a new development in how Egyptian tombs are published. It provides, in addition to traditional archaeology, philology, and art historical studies, analyses of geology, landscape, and human remains, among other subjects, all of which allow for a holistic interpretation of the sites and their context. User-friendly and lavishly illustrated, this book will have something of interest for every Egyptologist, while the many bibliographical references serve as a perfect starting point for anyone wishing to delve into the individual subjects discussed."—Fredrik Norland Hagen, University of Copenhagen“This set of studies gives an exemplary picture of what is the very spirit of modern archaeology: reconstructing the complete history of monuments in their environment over the long term. Through the detailed reports of a large number of researchers and engineers from all disciplines, a group of pharaonic tombs on the west bank of Thebes reveals the different stages of their long existence, from their creation in the Theban mountains to the visits of twentieth-century archaeologists.”—Laurent Coulon, Institut français d’archéologie orientale"This volume provides a genuinely transdisciplinary approach to the complex archaeology of the burial landscape of Western Thebes. By bringing together specialists from a range of disciplines, with varying technical and methodological approaches, it makes a unique and innovative contribution to the state of the field of Egyptian archaeology, one that will have lasting impact for years to come."—Gerald Moers, University of Vienna"Theban tombs are theaters of memory where local and global identities are defined and where different visions of the past and present meet the future. This volume is a wonderful journey through an archaeological landscape and the outcome of true multidisciplinary research. It lays out the process of interpreting the past and its careful study, thereby defining a collective memory capable of providing answers to the questions that arise in society over time."—Christian Greco, Egyptian Museum of Turin

• List of IllustrationsForeword Andrea Loprieno-Gnirs and Susanne BickelAcknowledgmentsList of AbbreviationsNotes on ContributorsChapter 1 The Project Life Histories of Theban Tombs and the Investigated SiteAndrea Loprieno-GnirsChapter 2 Geological Investigations at Sheikh ‘Abd al-QurnaMartin Ziegler, Andrea Wolter, Rachael Colldeweih, and Matthew PerrasChapter 3 Archeological Investigations at K85, AU1000, and K555Andrea Loprieno-Gnirs, Zulema Barahona-Mendieta, Lara Kurmann, Matthias Müller, Lukas Richner, and Noémi Villars3.1 The Identification of Papyrus Fragments from the Debris Accumulation AU1010Lucía Díaz-Iglesias3.2 The Coptic Ostraca from K85 and SurroundingsMatthias Müller3.3 ‘M. Emmery’s’ Hotel Bill from 1929Noémi VillarsChapter 4 Landscape and Tomb Construction Analyses at Central Sheikh ‘Abd el-QurnaAndrea Loprieno-Gnirs4.1 Virtual Reconstruction of Building Elements Found at the Tomb Complex TT84-K453Oliver BrudererChapter 5 Epigraphic Studies in TT84 and TT95Julianna Kitti Paksi and Susanne BickelChapter 6 Visual Studies in TT84Marina SartoriChapter 7 Conservation in TT84 and TT95 and Analyses of Painting PracticesErico PeintnerChapter 8 Processing of Finds from Funerary and Domestic Occupation Phases at TT95Andrea Loprieno-Gnirs and Noémi Villars8.1 Funerary Pottery and Objects from TT95Zulema Barahona-Mendieta and Noémi Villars8.2 Analysis of Textiles from TT95Nadine Schönhütte8.3 Leather Items from Various Use Phases at TT95André J. Veldmeijer8.4 Documents and Objects from Recent Domestic Uses of TT95 and K90Mahmoud IbrahimChapter 9 Funerary Envelopes, Chests, and Jackal Figurines from TT95Charlotte Hunkeler and Stéphane FetlerChapter 10 Bioarcheological Studies of Human Remains from TT95Iwona Kozieradzka-Ogunmakin, Sabrina Meyer, Roger Seiler, and Frank RühliChapter 11 Computer-Assisted Survey and Documentation Methods at Sheikh ‘Abd al-QurnaZan Gojcic, Matjaž Kačičnik, Lukas Richner, and Andreas WieserChapter 12 The Life Histories of Theban Tombs Database System and Data StructuresStephan M. Unter and Noémi VillarsAppendixPublications of the LHTT ProjectNotes