Installation of the air circulation system
- Description:
- Installation of the air circulation system
- Physical Description:
- 45 photographs
- Author:
- Brock, Edwin
- Date Created:
- July, 2001
- Collection:
- Ramesses VI (KV9) Sarcophagus Conservation
- Series:
- Conservation work in progress
- Location:
- Kings, Valley of the, Luxor, Egypt, and Al Uqşur
- Time Period:
- New Kingdom and 20th Dynasty
- Topic:
- Ramesses VI, King of Egypt
- Cultural Object:
- Tombs--Egypt, Tombs--Egypt, and Tombs--Egypt
- Fieldwork activities:
- ventilation (systems), work site, personnel, ventilation (systems), work site, personnel, ventilation (systems), work site, and personnel
- Genre:
- black-and-white photographs
- Creative Commons License:
- https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/
- Rights Statement:
- Users must agree to abide by the terms and conditions of the CC BY NC SA license before using ARCE materials and must provide the following credit line: "Reproduction courtesy of the American Research Center in Egypt, Inc. (ARCE). This project was funded by the United States Agency for International Development (USAID)."
- Project History:
- Located in the Valley of the Kings, Luxor, Ramesses VI’s tomb once held hundreds of stone sarcophagus fragments, the result of the demolition of its sarcophagi in antiquity. Decorated on the exterior with painted figures and text, the mummiform inner stone sarcophagus fragments were reassembled by project director Dr. Edwin C. Brock and his team under the auspices of the American Research Center in Egypt (ARCE). The face of the lid, taken from the tomb in the 19th century and currently in the British Museum, was replicated and incorporated into the sarcophagus reassembly, thereby ensuring its preservation within its original context. Conservation work was made possible with the support of the Egyptian Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities (formerly the Egyptian Supreme Council of Antiquities).
- Funding Agency:
- Ramesses VI (KV9) Sarcophagus Conservation project was made possible with funding by the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) Grant No. 263-G-00-93-0089-00 (formerly 263-0000-G-00-3089-00) and administered by the Egyptian Antiquities Project (EAP) of the American Research Center in Egypt (ARCE).
- Note Contents:
- This folder documents the construction and installation process of an air circulation system outside the tomb entrance. The series of images captures the various stages, from the construction of the limestone base for the exhaust fan, the application of sand/lime mortar, leveling of the base, and the addition of final mortar coatings. Detailed views showcase the exhaust fan's installation on the completed base, surrounded by a wooden housing. The images also document the placement of the exhaust tube on the hillside and the connection of the exhaust fan to the tomb's electrical mains, as well as documenting the interior of the tomb, both before and after the installation of a flexible air duct, providing a comprehensive overview of the entire air circulation system's construction and integration. Dany Roy and Mohammed Mahmoud Hassan are pictured.
- Abstract:
- For more information on the installation of the air circulation system, see p.12 of the Final Report and p. 5-8 in Progress Report 1.