The Tomb of Thutmose IV (KV43) Research Project was founded in 2022 in order to reexamine this important monument in the Valley of the Kings. The main research goal of the project in Thutmose IV’s tomb is to explore the “untold history” of the monument, via a study of the Deir el-Medina crew’s work in the tomb. Additionally, the team is re-examining this previously excavated tomb to update the study of this monument, its associated artifacts, and to put everything together in its archaeological context. Finally, the project has the long-term goal of updating protective measure to the tomb and its decoration as well as needed conservation efforts throughout the monument. Due to our limited understanding of 18th Dynasty royal burial practice, Thutmose IV’s tomb with its decoration, graffiti, and remaining artifacts, gives us a unique opportunity to re-evaluate what was previously excavated and forgotten by early archaeologists.
The team is composed of specialists in a variety of subjects that are holistically studying the tomb as well as the remaining artifacts stored within it. Our end goal is to systematically publish the tomb as a monument as well as provide a study and catalogue of the unpublished artifacts that were left behind.
