AN OVERVIEW OF THE WEST BANK Luxor (ancient Thebes)

The West Bank of Luxor is one of the most important archaeological sites in the world. And 'much of what we call the Valley of the Kings, though many have called the whole area by that name. In fact, manygood books on the west bank of Luxor (ancient Thebes) are titled,"Valley of the Kings ", although they cover the entire area. It can be abit 'confusing for the novice, especially considering the actualconceptual scope of the religious conception. If you look only at theValley of the Kings, you see only the tombs, but the tombs were an integral part of larger mortuary complexes. In fact, the entire west bank is honeycombed with tombs, not only of the ancient Egyptian kings, but their families and nobles who served them.