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 Arts: Literature: Myths and Folktales: Myths: Egyptian - 42 sites
Regional: Africa: Egypt: Society and Culture: History - 144 sites
Shopping: Ethnic and Regional: African: Northern: Egyptian - 14 sites
Society: History: By Time Period: Ancient: Africa: Egypt - 171 sites
Society: History: By Time Period: Ancient: Africa: Nubia - 36 sites
Ancient Egypt - Web Sites
 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.
url: www.philae.nu/akhet/index.html
The Ancient Egypt Film Site
Information on past and present films dealing with Ancient Egypt or Egyptology.
url: www.wepwawet.nl/films/
The Ancient Egypt Site
The history, language and culture of Ancient Egypt, by Egyptologist Jacques Kinnaer.
url: ancient-egypt.org
Aspects of Life in Ancient Egypt
Descriptions of daily life, material culture, social and political institutions, economy and geography of pharaonic Egypt
url: nefertiti.iwebland.com/timelines/topics/
Date converter for Ancient Egypt
A scientific tool for converting calendar dates mentioned in Greek and Demotic Papyri from Egypt into Julian dates.
url: aegyptologie.online-resourcen.de/
Dig Days: Hidden treasures on view
From AlAhram Weekly, can you imagine that an Ancient Egyptian physician once fitted a patient with a prosthetic toe?
url: weekly.ahram.org.eg/2003/621/he2.htm
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.
url: xoomer.alice.it/francescoraf/
The Egypt Archive
Features photo archives of major Ancient Egyptian sites, and Ancient Egyptian antiquities collections in major museums.
url: www.egyptarchive.co.uk/
Egyptian Royal Tombs of the New Kingdom
Maps, diagrams, and detailed information about the Egyptian Royal Tombs from Kelley L. Ross.
url: www.friesian.com/tombs.htm
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.
url: www.netins.net/showcase/ankh/eefmain.html
Egyptology in Australia
Resources, collections, university programs, and fieldwork.
url: www.zeta.org.au/~ksowada/
Egyptology in Poland
A portal for Polish Egyptology, includes a history, suggested readings, museums, links, and gallery.
url: www.egiptologia.pl/
Egyptology Resources
Internet resources, including mailing lists, news and gossip, contact information for institutes and individuals, journals and links from Nigel Strudwick.
url: www.newton.ac.uk/egypt/
Egypt's Treasures in Danger
Egypt calls for urgent action to save the monuments of the Nile Delta.
url: news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/middle_east/693465.stm
Encounters with Ancient Egypt
Conference at the Institute of Archaeology, University College London, 1518 December 2000. Includes abstracts of papers.
url: www.ucl.ac.uk/archaeology/events/conferences/enco/
Famous Lives
From AlAhram 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.
url: weekly.ahram.org.eg/2003/622/he2.htm
Few Had Wealth in Ancient Egypt
From Nature, Most ancient Egyptians were on the poverty line while a handful of priestkings held fabulous wealth.
url: www.nature.com/nsu/021125/021125-8.html
Further Observations Concerning the Valley of the Kings
Article by Donald P. Ryan.
url: www.plu.edu/~ryandp/Observ2.html
Gateway to Uruguayan Egyptology
Provides links to Web pages about ancient Egypt. [English and Spanish]
url: www.geocities.com/juanjosecastillos/
Giza Archives Project
Designed to serve as a centralized online repository for archaeological activity at the Old Kingdom Giza necropolis, beginning with the Harvard UniversityBoston Museum of Fine Arts excavations (19021947). Page contains thousands of excavation photographs, expedition diary pages, object register book pages, maps, tomb plans and sections, books and articles.
url: www.gizapyramids.org/
Golden Hopes from Pharaoh's Map
BBC reports that geologists and engineers in Egypt are searching for gold using a 3,000yearold map, believed to have been drawn by King Seti I.
url: news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/middle_east/449680.stm
The Heqanakht Papyri
Review by Morris Silver of: James P. Allen's "The Heqanakht Papyri, New York: Metropolitan Museum of Art" ISBN: 1588390705. An analysis of Egyptian economics as seen through the lens of this text.
url: eh.net/bookreviews/library/0868.shtml
National Geographic - Abydos: Egyptian Afterlife
April 2005 issue features story reports on recent archaeological discoveries, including new evidence which shows that human sacrifice helped populate the royal city of the dead. Written by John Galvin, with photographs by Kenneth Garrett.
url: www7.nationalgeographic.com/ngm/0504/feature7/
Ptahhotep's Australian Egyptology Page
Egyptology contributions by Australia: excavations, coptology, and museum collections.
url: www.zeta.org.au/~ptahotep/
Reconstructing Ancient Egyptian Tombs
Features a brief history of ancient Egyptian tombs and monuments, with digital reconstruction of the tombs of Sennedjem and Inherkhau.
url: www.cs.dartmouth.edu/farid/egypt
Saqqara
The Leiden Excavations in the New Kingdom necropolis at Saqqara, Egypt.
url: www.let.leidenuniv.nl/saqqara/
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.
url: www.pbs.org/wnet/pharaohs/
The Shaft, the Subway and the Causeway
Nigel SkinnerSimpson tries to track down the evidence behind stories of tunnels in the Giza plateau.
url: www.towers-online.co.uk/pages/shafted.htm
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).
url: www.plu.edu/~ryandp/Observ1.html
thenilevalley
Forum covers histories, cultures and customs from Nubia to ancient Egypt.
url: phpbb-host.com/phpbb/index.php?mforum=thenile&....
Travellers in Egypt
Articles and journals feature the history of ancient travellers in Egypt and Near East.
url: www.travellersinegypt.org/
Wilbour Library of Egyptology
Collection of Egyptological works held at The Brooklyn Museum of Art.
url: www.gate.net/~ekwerner/wilbour.htm
Wonders of Ancient Egypt
Features the wonders, mysteries, religion and history of ancient and modern Egypt. With details and resources on related topics.
url: www.nekhebet.com/
BBC: Pharaonic Tomb Find Stuns Egypt
An ancient tomb is discovered in the Valley of the Kings, the first since Tutankhamun's was found in 1922. (February 10, 2006)
url: news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/middle_east/4700032.stm
King Tut Liked Red Wine
Report about how Spanish scientists analyzed residues from a wine jar found in the tomb of this early ruler by using a new technique to determine the color of wine used in ancient jars. From the American Chemical Society. (March 15, 2004)
url: acswebapplications.acs.org/applications/ccs/applic....
Elkab's Hidden Treasure
From AlAhram, a 17th dynasty inscription found three months ago in Upper Egypt uncovered a critical and previously unknown Kushite attack on Egypt. (July 31, 2003)
url: weekly.ahram.org.eg/2003/649/he1.htm
Ancient Egyptian Priest Settlement Uncovered
From Discovery News, 2,000yearold priest settlement in southern Egypt has been discovered by Egyptian and German archaeologists. (July 15, 2003)
url: www.abc.net.au/science/news/stories/s901864.htm
Fruitful Seasons
From AlAhram Weekly, excavations at Karnak Temple complex have been focusing on areas hitherto little explored, with rewarding results. (November 21, 2002)
url: weekly.ahram.org.eg/2002/613/hr2.htm
Tableau May be Oldest Text
An article in the San Francisco Chronicle reporting that 5,250yearold symbols unearthed near Luxor may predate Sumerian script. (April 16, 2002)
url: www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/chronicle/ar....
The Sounds of Ancient Egypt
Musicians believe music will help us understand ancient Egypt's spoken language. (May 11, 1997)
url: www.cnn.com/WORLD/9705/11/egypt/
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