For quite some time, one of the research foci of the Egyptology subject area of the University of Basel has been the Valley of the Kings.

• Under the then director, Prof. Dr. Erik Hornung, the royal underworld texts were collated, annotated, and edited; in addition, several studies on the associated religious ideas were produced.

• From 1998 to 2008 an archaeological project was dedicated to the three tombs KV 18 (Ramses X.), KV 47 (Siptah) and KV 32 (Tiaa) and their surroundings: the project "MISR: Mission Siptah - Ramses X. ".

• Since 2009 a follow-up project is in progress which is dedicated to undecorated tombs in the vicinity of the tomb of Thutmosis III. (KV 34): University of Basel Kings' Valley Project