[2] The most detailed and extravagant inscription on the wall at Karnak describes the first campaign, in year 23, of Thutmose III, which was the Battle of Megiddo.
[3] The remainder of Thutmose III's campaign inscriptions contain only brief information and one can clearly see a difference in their descriptive styles.
[4] As the years of Thutmose III's reign pass, the inscriptions on the wall at Karnak become less descriptive.
As the years of Thutmose III's reign progress for example, Spalinger describes the less descriptive, list-like inscriptions as society becoming more organized.
Using this less historical approach, he describes how a constant flow of war loot and foodstuffs most likely played a factor in seemingly missing segments.