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Web Sites in Category Ancient Egypt

Akhet - Egyptian Religion and Temple Life - Features detailed information on the history of religion, creation myths, gods and goddesses, temples, the king and the priesthood, festivals, and other aspects Ancient Egyptian religion; also includes articles about queens and ordinary women and their daily lives.

Ancient Egyptian Gardens - Ostracon 11(1). Ancient Egyptian gardens and their requirements are a complex subject.

Ancient Egyptian Priest Settlement Uncovered - From Discovery News, 2,000-year-old priest settlement in southern Egypt has been discovered by Egyptian and German archaeologists.

Aspects of Life in Ancient Egypt - Descriptions of daily life, material culture, social and political institutions, economy and geography of pharaonic Egypt

Current Research in Egyptology 2003 - To be held Saturday & Sunday, 18-19 January 2003 in G6 Lecture Theater of Institute of Archaeology University College London.

Date converter for Ancient Egypt - A scientific tool for converting calendar dates mentioned in Greek and Demotic Papyri from Egypt into Julian dates.

Dig Days: Hidden treasures on view - From Al-Ahram Weekly, can you imagine that an Ancient Egyptian physician once fitted a patient with a prosthetic toe?

Early Dynastic Egypt - Francesco Raffaele presents an illustrated history of the second and third dynasties, king by king, with references. Also corpora of First Dynasty labels and Early Dynastic inscriptions, and articles.

Early Dynastic Egypt - Francesco Raffaele presents an illustrated history of the second and third dynasties, king by king, with references. Also corpora of First Dynasty labels and Early Dynastic inscriptions, and articles.

Egypt's Treasures in Danger - Egypt calls for urgent action to save the monuments of the Nile Delta.

Egyptian Royal Tombs of the New Kingdom - Maps, diagrams, and detailed information about the Egyptian Royal Tombs from Kelley L. Ross.

Egyptology in Australia - Resources, collections, university programs, and fieldwork.

Egyptology in Poland - A portal for Polish Egyptology, includes a history, suggested readings, museums, links, and gallery.

Egyptology Resources - Internet resources, including mailing lists, news and gossip, contact information for institutes and individuals, journals and links from Nigel Strudwick.

Elkab's Hidden Treasure - From Al-Ahram, a 17th dynasty inscription found three months ago in Upper Egypt uncovered a critical and previously unknown Kushite attack on Egypt.

Encounters with Ancient Egypt - Conference at the Institute of Archaeology, University College London, 15-18 December 2000. Includes abstracts of papers.

Famous Lives - From Al-Ahram Weekly, Saqqara tomb of a scribe in Akhenaten's reign and a colossal statue of one of Ramses II's wives at Zagazig have shed more light on two famous Pharaohs.

Few Had Wealth in Ancient Egypt - From Nature, Most ancient Egyptians were on the poverty line while a handful of priest-kings held fabulous wealth.

Fruitful Seasons - From Al-Ahram Weekly, excavations at Karnak Temple complex have been focusing on areas hitherto little explored, with rewarding results.

Further Observations Concerning the Valley of the Kings - Article by Donald P. Ryan.

Giza On Line - Articles about stone technology, the Sphinx and temples.

Golden Hopes from Pharaoh's Map - BBC reports that geologists and engineers in Egypt are searching for gold using a 3,000-year-old map, believed to have been drawn by King Seti I.

Groupe de Recherche Europeen Pour l'Archeologie du Levant - GREPAL - Objectives include furthering scientific research on the Levant's earliest civilizations. Activities are focused on the excavations, the publication of collections, archaeological training, and the diffusion of scientific findings to both professionals and to the general public.

Life in Ancient Egypt - Examination of everyday life in ancient Egypt through artifacts on display at the Carnegie Museum of Natural History.

New Egyptian King Discovered - Rossella Lorenzi reports for Discovery News that a high-ranking priest served the Nubian dynasty as a king, and his tomb reveals the trappings of power.

Ptahhotep's Australian Egyptology Page - Egyptology contributions by Australia: excavations, coptology, and museum collections.

Saqqara - The Leiden Excavations in the New Kingdom necropolis at Saqqara, Egypt.

Secrets of the Pharaohs - PBS companion to the TV series focusing on new findings: genetic disease in the 18th dynasty; the tombs of the pyramid builders; mummy of a noblewoman and chantress from Luxor named Asru.

Some Observations Concerning Uninscribed Tombs in the Valley of the Kings - Scholarly article by Donald P. Ryan, from C.N. Reeves (ed.), After Tutankhamun: Research and Excavation in the Royal Necropolis at Thebes (1992).

Tableau May be Oldest Text - An article in the San Francisco Chronicle reporting that 5,250-year-old symbols unearthed near Luxor may predate Sumerian script.

Tel er-Rub'a - Large tel complex located about 100 km northeast of Cairo in the eastern Nile Delta.

The Ancient Egypt Film Site - Information on past and present films dealing with Ancient Egypt or Egyptology.

The Ancient Egypt Site - The history, language and culture of Ancient Egypt, by Egyptologist Jacques Kinnaer.

The battle for the Rosetta Stone - From The Independent, Egypt's leading archaeologist has demanded the return of the Rosetta Stone.

The Centre for Computer-Aided Egyptological Research - At Utrecht University in The Netherlands offers computer resources and online lists and databases including complete Hieroglyphica, listing of Egyptologists and Institutions.

The Egyptologist's Electronic Forum - This mailing list has available online various archives, news items and Egyptology FAQs, as well as a comprehensive list of upcoming events in Egyptology.

The Global Egyptian Museum - Includes 6,600 objects from 10 European collections, with extensive documentation and color photography.

The Land of the Pharaoh - Short essays on the period of 3000 years ancient Egypt.

The Shaft, the Subway and the Causeway - Nigel Skinner-Simpson tries to track down the evidence behind stories of tunnels in the Giza plateau.

The Sounds of Ancient Egypt - Musicians believe music will help us understand ancient Egypt's spoken language.

Wilbour Library of Egyptology - Collection of Egyptological works held at The Brooklyn Museum of Art.

Related Categories:

Arts > Literature > Myths and Folktales > Myths > Egyptian
Regional > Africa > Egypt > Society and Culture > History
Shopping > Ethnic and Regional > African > Egyptian
Society > History > By Time Period > Ancient > Africa > Egypt

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