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Science > Social Sciences > Archaeology > Periods and Cultures > Ancient Egypt

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.

http://www.philae.nu/akhet/index.html

Graand

Free Classified Ads Portal

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The Ancient Egypt Film Site

Information on past and present films dealing with Ancient Egypt or Egyptology.

http://www.wepwawet.nl/films/

The Ancient Egypt Site

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

http://ancient-egypt.org

Ancient Egypt

Descriptions of daily life, material culture, social and political institutions, economy and geography of pharaonic Egypt

http://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.

http://aegyptologie.online-resourcen.de/

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?

http://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.

http://xoomer.alice.it/francescoraf/

The Egypt Archive

Features photo archives of major Ancient Egyptian sites, and Ancient Egyptian antiquities collections in major museums.

http://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.

http://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.

http://www.netins.net/showcase/ankh/eefmain.html

Egyptology in Australia

Resources, collections, university programs, and fieldwork.

http://www.zeta.org.au/~ksowada/

Egyptology in Poland

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

http://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.

http://www.newton.ac.uk/egypt/

Egypt's Treasures in Danger

Egypt calls for urgent action to save the monuments of the Nile Delta.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/middle_east/693465.stm

Encounters with Ancient Egypt

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

http://www.ucl.ac.uk/archaeology/events/conferences/enco/

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.

http://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 priest-kings held fabulous wealth.

http://www.nature.com/nsu/021125/021125-8.html

Further Observations Concerning the Valley of the Kings

Article by Donald P. Ryan.

http://www.plu.edu/~ryandp/Observ2.html

Gateway to Uruguayan Egyptology

Provides links to Web pages about ancient Egypt. [English and Spanish]

http://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 University-Boston Museum of Fine Arts excavations (1902-1947). Page contains thousands of excavation photographs, expedition diary pages, object register book pages, maps, tomb plans and sections, books and articles.

http://www.gizapyramids.org/

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.

http://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: 1-58839-070-5. An analysis of Egyptian economics as seen through the lens of this text.

http://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.

http://www7.nationalgeographic.com/ngm/0504/feature7/

Ptahhotep's Australian Egyptology Page

Egyptology contributions by Australia: excavations, coptology, and museum collections.

http://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.

http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/farid/egypt

Saqqara

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

http://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.

http://www.pbs.org/wnet/pharaohs/

The Shaft, the Subway and the Causeway

Nigel Skinner-Simpson tries to track down the evidence behind stories of tunnels in the Giza plateau.

http://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).

http://www.plu.edu/~ryandp/Observ1.html

thenilevalley

Forum covers histories, cultures and customs from Nubia to ancient Egypt.

http://phpbb-host.com/phpbb/index.php?mforum=thenile&sid=3c10107180659bb9095e6c91925a64b0

Travellers in Egypt

Articles and journals feature the history of ancient travellers in Egypt and Near East.

http://www.travellersinegypt.org/

Wilbour Library of Egyptology

Collection of Egyptological works held at The Brooklyn Museum of Art.

http://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.

http://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)

http://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)

http://acswebapplications.acs.org/applications/ccs/application/index.cfm?pressreleaseid=2310&categoryid=10

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. (July 31, 2003)

http://weekly.ahram.org.eg/2003/649/he1.htm

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. (July 15, 2003)

http://www.abc.net.au/science/news/stories/s901864.htm

Fruitful Seasons

From Al-Ahram Weekly, excavations at Karnak Temple complex have been focusing on areas hitherto little explored, with rewarding results. (November 21, 2002)

http://weekly.ahram.org.eg/2002/613/hr2.htm

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. (April 16, 2002)

http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/chronicle/archive/2002/04/16/MN229801.DTL

The Sounds of Ancient Egypt

Musicians believe music will help us understand ancient Egypt's spoken language. (May 11, 1997)

http://www.cnn.com/WORLD/9705/11/egypt/