ABSTRACT
The rock-cut tomb-chapels of Djehuty and Hery (TT 11-12) are located on the West Bank of Luxor, Egypt, at the northern end of the necropolis of ancient Thebes. They date to the early 18th Dynasty, in the first half of the 15th century B.C. Both were later on reused for different purposes and their structures were altered. The decoration of their inner walls has suffered from running water, wind blowing through, fires lit inside and 19th/early 20th century robbers cutting out fragments to be sold to tourists. Moreover, the nature of the rock (limestone) and the environmental conditions (humidity) also affects the monuments’ state of preservation. A Spanish archaeological mission has been working in the tomb-chapels since 2002, conducting consecutive annual campaigns in the months of January and February. Their work entails excavation, documentation, conservation and restoration, aiming to open the monuments to the public in the near future.
