We are fortunate that many early travelers among them Champollion, Hay, Burton, Cailliaud, Rosellini, and Lepsius copied many of their scenes and inscriptions, some of which are now gone.3 Modern systematic recording of these monuments began in the 1920s, but, until recently, was without the advantages of color photography and modern copying materials. Unfortunately, the rate of deterioration of these tombs has recently accelerated, largely as a result of climatic changes. Egypt experienced unusual rains in the fall of 1994,4 and earthquakes in 1992 and 1995. In many cases the surrounding rock in these tombs is very poor,5 and the mud-plaster finishing does not adhere well. In 1994, for example, severe rains on the West Bank caused two walls in the tomb of Pairi6 (TT 139) to collapse into water pooled on the floor.7 Although most of the paintings were recovered by SCA conservators, one-third of a priceless inscription relating to year three of Ankhkheprure8 is now lost forever. The technique of painting on mud-plaster, while it lends a certain brilliance to the finished