| The Ancient Egyptians civilization began some
5000 years ago and today, only some of its pyramids, sculpture, temples, painting,
mummies, and hieroglyphs remain. Archaeologists have studied these remains for a
little more than a century and have discovered a world of powerful kings and pharaohs,
strange burial practices, golden treasures and cryptic writing The Ancient Egypt
Site
Egyptologist Jacques Kinnear has been interested in ancient
Egypt since he was 8. Using this knowledge he has constructed this fantastic web
site on ancient Egypt. You can explore over 3000 years of Egyptian history, visit
the burial places of pharaohs, solve the mysteries of Egyptian hieroglyphs, sort through a
list of recommended books or just browse the web using his "Hitchhikers' Guide to
Ancient Egypt.
Canadian Museum of
Civilization:
King Tutankhamun
The discovery of King Tut's tomb by Howard Carter in 1922
is most likely the most important archaeological find of the past century. This web
site explores the boy king at a level you will understand and find interesting.
There is also a 100 page Adobe PDF-formatted teachers guide explaining background
information and ideas for classroom activities. A must see site! It has lots
of other links, also.
Carnegie Museum of Natural History:: Life in Ancient Egypt
The Carnegie Museum has been acquiring Egyptian artifacts
since its founding. It now has around 2500, many of which relate to the daily life
and traditions of the people who made them. It includes web resources on the Niles,
a chronology of Egyptian dynasties and an examination of the place of gods in Egyptian
religion. There is also a teacher's guide.
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| Earthlore Pharaoh Akhenaton - Enter
Dr. Freud and the mystery really gets deep. Was Akhenaten really Moses in disguise, who
later turn out to be Oedipus? Will the real Akhenaten please stand up! Nice pages,
interesting read maybe more than you want to know, pretty images. |
| Famous Pharaohs- read
more about Akhenaton the "infamous" pharaoh, Tut and Cleopatra on this one
page.. |
| Howard Carter Personal
Diaries - Part 1 -October
through December of 1922 ( watch out for the large image of the tomb entrance at the top
of the page - it take about 4 minutes to load....so just forego the pleasure. Part 2 - January through
May of 1923 - another large image of the site map but this has a more reasonable load
time. |
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| Hatshepsut
- The far thinking woman Pharaoh sends trading ships on ocean voyages.. one page
text about her economic ventures. |
| Hatshepsut: The Queen who would
be King - read her story, see her temple, cartouche and more.
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| The Story of Hatshepsut
- very nice page with info, family tree, images and more |
| Imhotep - Read
about the man and his life before and after his part in the building of the step pyramid.
One page and several links to follow |
| Kings and Queens -
...page contains a List of Dynasties and some info about - Pepi II and the Dwarf , The
Woman Who Was King , The Napoleon of Ancient Egypt, The Amarna Period -Maat-Ra
Setep-en-Ra, The Beloved of Ptah - Son of Rameses II and The Last great Pharaoh
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| Queen
Hetepheres And Pharaoh Snefru - who they were, where they were found and the
"stuff" found with them. .....interesting. |
| Ramses II - very
nice page of accomplishments, events during his reign and an up close picture of his
mummy. |
| Sethy 1st -
lots of info here - history, protocol, genealogy, tomb and much more.
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| Tut - Death of Pharaoh
- Egypt has been called the Land of Mystery and it truly lives up to its name.
This time the mystery being investigated is the death/murder of the 19 year old boy king.
Very interesting read--about three pages. |
| A special thanks to Nancy B. Mautz for most of
these sites!
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Ancient Egypt for Kids
Many ancient Egyptian web sites are too rich in text for elementary school
students. This site is not one of them You can read the abbreviated coverage
of many ancient Egyptian topics including everyday hieroglyphs, mummies, boats, animals,
gods, and King Tut. Beautiful photos and graphic illustrations on every page with
lots of additional links.
| Akhenaton:
Ancient Revolutionary is an excellent text only site to understand the man
and the impact he had on the times...from Gerhard Rempel at Western
New England College. |
| Akhet-Aten Home Page
alternate address - The 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. Akhenaten
- The Glory of the Aten Did Akhenaten suffer
from Marfan's Syndrome? - Discovery Channel (CA) One of history's most
enigmatic characters may be one step closer to being understood, thanks to the research of
a fledgling Canadian
Egyptologist. Alwyn Burridge, an Egyptology doctoral student at the
University of Toronto, has been
dogging the mystery of the strange appearance of Akhenaten, the "rebel pharaoh"
who was one of history's first recorded monotheists. Her persuasive theory suggests
he suffered from the genetic disease known as Marfan's syndrome, and not only offers
insights into his odd physical characteristics and short lifespan, but into the
philosophical and cultural revolution that he visited on the Egyptian society of his day.
Faces
of the Pharaohs by Marianne Luban - "Independent scholar of Egyptology
and author, Marianne Luban, through years of studying and sketching the royal mummies and
their statuary portraits has created some incredible artwork. Marianne has been able to
sensitively portray what the kings and queens of Ancient Egypt may have looked like in
real life." See the faces of 14 Pharaohs Marianne
Luban's Homepage - many more interesting articles and works of ar |
| Jean Francois
Champollion - a very nice bio plus photo of the Father of Egyptology. (also
of Rosetta Stone fame) from KMT by Greg Reeder
....Here's a page on the method of Decryption.
Encyclopedia Britannica Champollion
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| Cleopatra VII -
Mircosoft Encarta one paragraph bio. |
| Cleopatra:
The Last Pharaoh - one rather interesting piece of Art of Cleopatra and a
very good bio. of her eventful short life. Many inks to other sites for Cleo, Caesar and
Mark Anthony. |
| Cleopatra - This bio.
is longer and gives many details necessary to the understanding of the political situation
that existed in her Egypt. |
| 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. |
| Joseph and
Khufu - Article trying to place the Biblical Joseph in Egyptian History.
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| Lady Peseshet: The First
Woman Doctor in World History - from Era of Masses,
Feb. 97 by Dr. T. Obenga. - very interesting one page text only read
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| King Zoser - one
page bio, several nice images of the step pyramid and more |
| Menes - Short bio. of
the king who unified Upper and Lower Egypt. |
| Moses (Catholic
Encyclopedia) - one page bio. using Biblical passages to tell the life and
importance of the man. |
| Nefertiti- - a very
nice site with some good information about a woman said to be one of the most beautiful
women that ever lived. . Another Site Nefertiti
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| 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. |
| The Pharaohs of
Egypt - lots of recommended readings and a few links to follow
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| The Tut Page - by
Anthony C. DiPaolo - Great resource...history, info, fonts, images, links and
much, much more |
| Was King
Tut Murdered? - That question is posed by Bob Brier's 1998 book The Murder of
Tutankhamen: A True Story. |
| Who's Who of Egypt -
"We have all heard of rulers such as Rameses the Great, but what about the other
important people of Egypt. Throughout the history of this great land, there have always
been people working alongside the rulers to make things happen. We have compiled an
extensive list of these important, but sometimes forgotten people." |
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