Theban Mapping Project

The Theban Mapping Project (TMP) is an archaeological endeavor devoted to Ancient Egypt. It was established in 1978 by the Egyptologist Dr. Kent R. Weeks at the University of California, Berkeley. In 1985, it was moved to the American University in Cairo. The Project's original goal was to create an archaeological map of the Valley of the Kings, and that was published as the Atlas of the Valley of the Kings in 2000.Kent R. Weeks (ed.). Atlas of the Valley of the Kings. Cairo: American University in Cairo Press, 2000.{{cite book | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=QlSrkgEACAAJ | isbn=978-977-424-820-7 | title=Valley of the Kings | date=2003 | publisher=American University in Cairo Press }} Since 2001, the Project has also developed a management plan for the Valley of the Kings, which is funded by the World Monuments Fund.Kent R. Weeks (ed.), A Management Plan for the Valley of the Kings. Cairo: Theban Mapping Project, 2001-2008. Nine vols.

The website had not been online for several years, due to lack of funding. However, with new funds having been made available by the American Research Center in Egypt, it went online again in January 2021, with new features and data.{{cite web |last1=Jones |first1=Chuck |title=AWOL - The Ancient World Online: Theban Mapping Project website update |url=http://ancientworldonline.blogspot.com/2020/01/theban-mapping-project-website-update.html |website=AWOL - The Ancient World Online |accessdate=27 January 2020 |date=12 January 2020}}

In 2011, Dr. Weeks founded the TMP Library. It includes books in English and Arabic on Egyptology, archeological methodology, conservation, and management plans of sites around the world. It was originally located in a small house down a small lane.{{cite web | url=https://www.ancient.co.uk/luxors-new-library-and-resource-centre | title=Luxor's new Library and Resource Centre | date=2 August 2017 }}

In 2021, as a result of multiple donations, the library was relocated {{cite web | url=https://www.google.com/maps/place/Theban+Mapping+Project+Library/@25.7117038,32.6171882,15z/data=!4m6!3m5!1s0x144915754067fa49:0x8b5013cb15f7c74a!8m2!3d25.7103895!4d32.6287754!16s%2Fg%2F11s53658nc?entry=ttu&g_ep=EgoyMDI1MDQzMC4xIKXMDSoASAFQAw%3D%3D | title=Theban Mapping Project Library · PJ6H+5G2, al Bairat, Luxor, Luxor Governorate 1345151, Egypt }} to a new multi-story building and more recently Dr. Weeks was able to established a laboratory for archaeological preservation and study.{{cite web | url=https://thebanmappingproject.com/index.php/updates/research-tips-arce-and-tmp-libraries-egypt | title=Research Tips - the ARCE and TMP Libraries in Egypt }}