Fracture zones endanger tombs in Valley of Kings

		IMAGE: This is a photograph of a damaged ceiling in tomb KV6 in the Valley of the Kings, Luxor, Egypt. The top portion of the image shows areas damaged by water... Click here for more information.

Ancient choices made by Egyptians digging burial tombs may have led to today's problems with damage and curation of these precious archaeological treasures, but photography and detailed geological mapping should help curators protect the sites, according to a Penn State researcher.