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GENERAL
INFORMATION: CMCC
- Mysteries of Egypt - Egyptian civilization : SUPER
Cool site. YOU HAVE TO SEE IT.
Alexandria,
Egypt : Exceptional site.
Memphis,
Egypt 2550 BC : info on this site
includes page on each of
the following -
Introduction, The Nile Valley,
Traveling in
Egypt, Life of the Privileged,
Pyramids, Other
Sights, The World of Egyptian
Art - The
Golden Age of Memphis in
2550 BC is brought
to life in the historical
novel The Scribe's
Family, by Don Jacobson.
PHARAOHS:
Egyptian
Kings**** : wonderful historical
find. One page time line
of all the pharaohs, with
almost every one linked to
a separate bio page.
And most of those have interesting
links to
follow.
List of Egyptian Pharaohs and Information About Them
The
Woman Who Was King - Hatshepsut
Hatshepsut: The Queen who would be King
The Napoleon of Ancient Egypt - Thutmose III
The The Last great Pharaoh - Ramses III
Usr-Maat-Ra-Setep-en-Ra - Ramses II
Amarna Period - Amenhotep III and Akhenaton
People
of the Amarna Period : wonderful
pages relating the "soap
opera" lives of the
Akhenaten, Nefertiti and
Tut set. Be sure to
follow the links in the text
to get nice bios. of
each. Site includes some
Amarna Art and some
links to other pages at the
bottom.
Akhenaton: Ancient Revolutionary
Akhet-Aten
Home Page : Interesting read on
a very mysterious subject.
Who was
Akhenaten, where is he buried,
who was his
successor?...Nice attractive
page but the
mystery remains after you
leave. Several good
links to follow at the bottom
of the page.
The
Tut Page : by Anthony C. DiPaolo -
Great resource...history,
info, fonts, images,
links and much, much more
The Death of Pharaoh : King Tut.
Ramses
II - Pharaoh of Egypt
Ramesses
II (Usermaatresetepenre)
The Last great Pharaoh : Ramses II
Cleopatra
Cleopatra,
the Last Pharaoh
Cleopatra
: This biography is longer and gives many
details necessary to the
understanding of the
political situation that
existed in her Egypt.
ARCHITECTURE:
Egypt
- Images of notable architecture
Marvels of Ancient Egyptian Art at Museums around the World
CMCC - Egyptian civilization - Architecture : FANTASTIC SITE!
Mummy FAQ- Basic information about mummies.
The Fruity Pharaohs-A Lesson About Mummification
Who Was Among The Royal Mummies?
Mummies
in the Egyptian Museum - Ramses II
Walking Tour of Saqqara : Click your way through the pyramid complex at ancient Saqqara!
Pyramid of Menkaura - Guardian's Giza - Guardian's Egypt
NOVA Online/Pyramids -- The Inside Story The Egyptian Pyramid
The Valley of the Kings excavation
In The Tomb of Tutankhamun : Learn about the discovery and preservation of Tut's tomb.
Eighteenth
Dynasty: King Tut'ankhamun: View some of the treasures form Tut's tomb
through this virtual museum site.
Part
One: The death of Pharaoh , Part
Two: The Death of Nebkheperure , and Appendix
A: Notes : Interesting reading.
THE
DIARIES OF HOWARD CARTER:
Part
ONE : October 28-December 31, 1922
Part
TWO : January 1-May 31, 1923
Treasures
of the Sunken City : Learn all about how a French archaeologist and
his team discovered the Pharos lighthouse, one of the Seven Wonders of
the Ancient
World, underwater, just offshore from the modern city
of Alexandria in Egypt. Brought to you by Nova
Online.
Secrets
of the Lost Tomb : visit the tomb of
the sons of Ramses II - Egyptologist
Kent
Weeks of the American University
in Cairo
here offers the first Western
glimpse of what
may be the biggest and most
complex tomb
ever found in Egypt
Royal
Tombs of the New Kingdom : lots of
information, pictures, diagrams
and links to
other relevant sites. Very
nice site
Tomb
of Menna : "This system lets you find
out about the ancient Egyptian
tomb of
Menna. You'll be able to
make a virtual
reality visit to the tomb
and see what it
looked like in 1916." Dr.
William L.
Mitchell Department of Computing,
Manchester Metropolitan University
Tomb
of Senneferi : very interesting site
containing info on - Introduction,
Where is the
tomb?, Senneferi and his
family, a Brief history,
Later Reuse, Architecture,
Wall paintings,
Conservation, Excavation,
Finds from the tomb,
Publications, Information
and a Quicktime VR
movies - site by Nigel Strudwick
Tombs
of the Unknown Workers : REALLY COOL SITE
. "Egyptians are fast solving an age-old
mystery: Who built the great
pyramids of
Giza, and how did they do
it? Historians
have speculated that slave
labor dragged the
heavy stone blocks into place
to fashion the
gigantic structures. Still
others have
suggested the builders were
aliens from
outer space. But six years
ago, a tourist
literally stumbled onto a
major clue when
her horse slipped on a buried
structure south
of the Giza plateau". ...from
CNN - read all
about it.
HIEROGLYPHICS:
Serge Rosmorduc's Hieroglyphic Converter - Use this to see your name written in hieroglyphics.
Laurent
Wacrenier's Hieroglyphic Converter - Try your name. This one
usualy works the best.
Odyssey
in Egypt**** : excellent site that
allows the viewer to be with
a group of young
archaeologist as they explore
the sights of
Egypt. Their 10 week Odyssey
is recounted
with all their victories
and frustrations.(There's
even a Quick Time Movie of
Events) This is a
must
see for all students.
The
Palace of Rameses : part of the Virtual
Study Tour - see computer
generated images of
the temple. Very nice and
worth the trip BUT if
you click on the Short Animated
Sequence --it
takes about 20+ minutes to
load the Quick
Time Movie
The Pharaonic
Village : take a step back in
time via the click of a mouse...see
sights along
the ancient Nile - read an
interesting text about
a tour offered to visitors
to Egypt...it isn't like
being there but some interesting
info and images
here.
CyberJourney
To Egypt - Guardian's Egypt
Guardian's
Egypt In The Round : 360 degree panoramic views of various sites
in Egypt.
Color
Tour of Egypt : Browse a clickable map to vist and read about famous
Egyptian sites.
Pilgrimage
to Abydos : Super site, Second
program in the World Art
Treasures Series.
Click on the numbers on the
floorplan and
retrace the steps of the
priests through the
temple Beautiful recreation--
if you click the
glossary links you get a
short history lesson and
one link will take you to
a reference to the
Abydos Passion Plays (thought
to be the first
dramatic presentations in
History)
Ramesseum
: nice site with history of the
Temple of Ramses plus images,
virtual tour and more.
Secrets
of the Lost Tomb : visit the tomb of
the sons of Ramses II - Egyptologist
Kent
Weeks of the American University
in Cairo
here offers the first Western
glimpse of what
may be the biggest and most
complex tomb
ever found in Egypt
Ancient
Egypt Medicine : Brief but interesting page.
CMCC
- Egyptian civilization - Sciences - Medicine : Super
cool site.
Medicine
in Ancient Egypt Daily Life
Peseshet
- First Woman Doctor in World History
World-Famous
Inji Eflatoun : An article titled, "For Every Malady, Cure.
Interesting article on Egyptian medicine.
Education and Learning in Ancient Egypt
Egyptian Education - CultureNet
Status of Women in Ancient Egyptian Society
Understsanding Ancient Egyptian Beliefs
MUMMIFICATION:
PYRAMIDS
AND 