ABSTRACT
The tomb is cut into the bedrock of the Gurna hills. A courtyard slopes down to the decorated façade and elaborately decorated ritualistic rooms: the vestibule, pillared room, and Figure niche. Underneath these rooms is the burial chamber where the sarcophaguses were placed-a roughly cut and undecorated passage sloping downwards. Walls and
1 THE PROJECT TT 49
The international conservation and research project on the ancient Egyptian tomb of Neferhotep (TT 49) has been in existence since 1999. Archaeological and egyptological research is carried out by Argentinean and Brazilian specialists. Conservation is being undertaken through the expertise of German conservators in an international co-operation with other scientists of different disciplines.
