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Articles on the history of Qurna:

Qurna .. a history which shall not die
23rd June 2007 -
Dr Zahi Hawass

Fendia, Grandmother of Horubat
March 2005 -
Caroline Simpson

The Four Properties Projects
9th February 2007 -
Caroline Simpson

Searching for the history of Qurna on Thebes.
talk given at the American Research Centre in Egypt, Cairo, November 2000 (illustrations not included)
Caroline Simpson

Modern Qurna - pieces of an historical jigsaw (illustrations not included)
Paper given at Theban Necropolis conference, London, July 2000
Caroline Simpson

Qurna - who saw it where, when and why? (illustrations not included)
lecture given at ASTENE conference Edinburgh, 2001
Caroline Simpson

The reputation of the Qurnawi
A discussion from the Egyptologists' Electronic Forum , June 2004

UNESCO statement on the Theban Necropolis World Heritage Site, 2001

Mud things in Qurna
An article about menamas, 2001
Caroline Simpson


a few links:

Information on places to go, eat and drink, rent and stay on the west bank. Up to date news and views, gossip and much more.
www.luxor-westbank.com/indexe.htm

Regularly voted one of the web's best; archaeology and much more
www.thebanmappingproject.com

Illustrated article by Susan Weeks on Qurna's Pilgrimage Paintings
www.thebanmappingproject.com/articles/article_15.2.html

Fascinating French site on research work at the Ramesseum (also in Arabic)
www.culture.gouv.fr/culture/arcnat/thebes/fr/index.html

an interesting website for new research on Egypt - French and English
www.egyptresearch.org