Mr. Sams' Egypt Links
The Official Website of Dr.
Zahi Hawass Dr. Hawass is the authority on Egyptian Pyramids. This site has the latest
news on archaeological digs in Egypt. See this site.
The Ancient Egypt Site Massive!
"Make your own Cartouche" Make you own cartouche in heiroglyphics.
Egyptian Archaeology information from Pacific Lutheran University's Valley of the Kings Project.
Ancient Egyptian Virtual
Temple
Move through a computer generated reconstruction of an Egyptian temple.
Guardian's Egypt
Excellent links and all things Egyptian.
NOVA Online/Pyramids -- The Inside Story
This exploration of the pyramids at Giza is phenomenal. Climb atop the Great Pyramid of the pharaoh Khufu and get a 360 degree view in virtual reality. See if you can spot the other pyramids, the Sphinx, and the boatway. Then, go inside the structure and move through its passageways, to the tomb.
CNN - New corridors might lead to Ramses' sons Here's another article about the KV5 tombs of the sons of Ramesses II. This one has a few pictures from the project and one of Kent Weeks, the archaeologist who discovered the tombs.
Cleveland Museum of Art Pharaohs Exhibition The Louvre houses Egyptian art treasures. Many of them were on loan to the Cleveland Museum of Art, which produced this online exhibit. In addition to the artifacts, this site has a timeline of the dynasties and rulers. A section on hieroglyphs will appeal to adults. A special section for kids, with "Rosetta Stone" as the tour guide, shows them how to build a paper model of a pharaoh's death mask.
Egyptian Ministry of Tourism presents Tour Egypt In addition to their materials on modern Egypt, this official site also has an extensive antiquities section. They methodically document Pharaonic history, monuments, and the gods. Their virtual museum has a large section on Tutankhamen, as well as kings from other dynasties. Actual photos are breathtaking.
Cyber Mummy Project The University of Illinois obtained a genuine mummy from an antiquities dealer. See how scientists are unlocking the mysteries of this mummy, using non-destructive techniques such as the CAT scan. The discussion of hieroglyphics covers the Rosetta Stone and the Ahmes Papyrus (which has 84 mathematical problems and their solutions). The Egyptians had their own method for determining the value of pi, and you can see it in a QuickTime movie.
Howard Carter's Personal Diaries Howard Carter, the discoverer of the tomb of Tutankhamen, was a methodical archaeologist. He also kept personal diaries around the time of the discovery. You can read them word for word.
search.eb.com Excellent Search Tool
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Last updated: 10/04/2007