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Egypt
 Websites presented in alphabetical order The 1905-1907 Breasted Expeditions to Egypt and the Sudan: A Photographic Study 
 "A revised catalog of the 1055 photographs contained in an Oriental Institute text/microfiche publication," browsable by the name of the geographical site. From the Oriental Institute at the University of Chicago. http://oi.uchicago.edu/museum/collections/pa/breasted/ Topics: Archaeology, Photograph Collections: Regional Last updated Feb 17, 2007 Ancient Egypt: Science & Technology
Explore "mummies, elaborate afterlife preparations, buried tombs that require painstaking excavation, mysterious hieroglyphs and wall paintings" at this site. You can also interact with a 3-D mummy and view a mummy CAT scan, plan your afterlife, and send a buried message. From the Museum of Science, Boston. http://www.mos.org/quest/ Topics: Archaeology Last updated Aug 24, 2005 Archaeological Site Photography
Dozens of photos taken between 1973 and 1990 of archaeological sites relating to ancient Mesopotamia and ancient Egypt. Includes maps of sites and browsable lists of locations such as Babylon, Ur, Giza, and Luxor. From the Oriental Institute at the University of Chicago. http://oi.uchicago.edu/research/lab/photos/ Topics: Archaeology, Photograph Collections: History Last updated Feb 9, 2007 The Boy King Returns: Tutankhamun and the Golden Age of the Pharaohs
Exhibit about the 2005 traveling exhibit of King Tut artifacts. The "Unraveling the Mysteries" section includes images of Tut's tomb, CT scan imagery of the interior of the King Tut mummy, and images of the many layers of shrines and coffins in which King Tut was entombed. Also includes links to related articles. From the National Geographic Society. http://ngm.nationalgeographic.com/ngm/tut/ Topics: Archaeology, Death & Dying, Heads of State, History Last updated Jul 13, 2008 The Center for the Tebtunis Papyri (CTP)
This site provides "electronic access to images of the Tebtunis papyri as well as textual information ... [and] information about the sites where the papyri were found, the intellectual and physical history of the collection, and the contents of the papyri contained in it." Includes a searchable database of over 3,200 images and translations of papyrus documents, and background information on Tebtunis and the collection. From the University of California, Berkeley. http://tebtunis.berkeley.edu/ Topics: Archaeology, Printing, Publishing, and Book Arts Last updated Mar 12, 2004 Digital Karnak
Website devoted to the ancient Egyptian temple of the god Amun in Karnak (near modern day Luxor, Egypt). Features a "timemap" showing the development of the temple complex (view by date or by pharaoh or other leader), video animations of the temple model, modern video footage of Karnak and Luxor, photos, and instructional texts on topics such as daily ritual, architectural features, and construction methods. From the University of California, Los Angeles. http://dlib.etc.ucla.edu/projects/Karnak/ Topics: Archaeology, Architecture Last updated Apr 24, 2009 Egypt: Secrets of an Ancient World
This site, based on the National Geographic Society's PBS documentary Egypt Eternal: The Quest for the Lost Tombs , offers information based on newly discovered relics inside the Great Pyramid. News stories, interactive features, pages for children, and lesson plans for grades K-12 are included. http://www.nationalgeographic.com/pyramids/ Topics: Archaeology, Lesson Plans Last updated Oct 16, 2002 Eternal Egypt/L'Egypte Eternelle
This site features "high-resolution images, three-dimensional reconstructions of Egyptian monuments and antiquities, as well as virtually-reconstructed environments, panoramic images, and panoramic views of present-day Egypt captured by robotic cameras located from the top of Karnak Temple to the streets of Old Cairo." Access images and information about Egyptian artifacts and architecture using a map, timeline, topics, or related methods. Includes a glossary. Searchable. In English, French, and Arabic. From IBM and the Egyptian government. http://www.eternalegypt.org/ Topics: Archaeology, Architecture, History By Place Last updated Oct 15, 2005 Fayum UCLA/RUG
Website for this project of the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), in cooperation with the Rijksuniversiteit Groningen (RUG, the Netherlands) in the Fayum, "the area in Egypt where the earliest evidence of agriculture has been found." Find background about the project, which studies land and water use in relation to agriculture during prehistory and the Greco-Roman period. Includes photos, maps, and reports on research seasons back to 2002. Some website sections still under development. http://www.archbase.com/fayum/ Topics: Archaeology Last updated Jun 1, 2009 The Giza Plateau Mapping Project (GPMP)
The project is dedicated to "research on the geology and topography of the Giza plateau, the construction and function of the Sphinx, the Great Pyramids, the associated tombs and temples, and the Old Kingdom town in the vicinity." Features background information on the construction of the Giza plateau computer model. From the Oriental Institute at the University of Chicago. http://oi.uchicago.edu/research/projects/giz/ Topics: Archaeology, Architecture Last updated Feb 17, 2007 Guardian's Giza: Necropolis from a Golden Age
Pictures, descriptions, history, diagrams, a map, and more about the monuments of Egypt's Giza Plateau. Includes tours of the Sphinx and the exteriors and interiors of several of the major pyramids. http://www.guardians.net/egypt/giza1.htm Topics: Archaeology Last updated Jun 18, 2002 Institute of Egyptian Art and Archaeology
The site of this institute contains information and images of statues, a mummy, a model granary, a 4,000 year old loaf of bread, temples, pyramids, tombs, and monuments at Abu Simbel, Abydos, Aswan, Dendera, Edfu, Giza, Kom Ombo, and Luxor. From the University of Memphis. http://www.memphis.edu/egypt/ Topics: Archaeology, Architecture, Architecture by Place, Art by Region, Museums, Museums by Place: United States Last updated Jul 8, 2009 King Tut's Face Unveiled to World
This November 2007 article describes how "the face of Egypt's most famous ancient ruler, King Tutankhamun, has been put on public display for the first time." Includes photos of a reconstruction of Tut's face and of Tut's skull, and photos and a video clip of the removal of Tut's mummy from its sarcophagus. Also discusses how King Tut may have died. From the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC). http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/7077423.stm Topics: Archaeology, History, History By Place Last updated Nov 14, 2007 Mysteries of the Nile
Companion to a Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) NOVA series that explores "the Pyramids, temples, and other monumental architecture of ancient Egypt." The site features panoramic views of structures such as the Luxor Temple (with obelisk and sculpture of the head of Ramses the Great), Colossus of Memnon, Karnak Temple, and Great Sphinx of Giza. Also includes information about excavating in a pyramid, raising an obelisk, and related material and resources. http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/egypt/ Topics: Archaeology, Architecture Last updated Dec 26, 2004 Nefertiti Resurrected
Companion site to a Discovery Channel documentary about the work of Egyptologist Joann Fletcher to identify mummified remains that may be those of Queen Nefertiti of Egypt. Features illustrated essays about the evidence, a tour of the Valley of the Kings, and information about Nefertiti's life. Also includes clips from the show. http://dsc.discovery.com/convergence/nefertiti/nefertiti.html Topics: Archaeology, Heads of State, Notable People: Women Last updated Dec 12, 2008 POxy: Oxyrhynchus Online
Background information about the Oxyrhynchus papyri, which were excavated from the site of Oxyrhynchus, a regional capital in Hellenistic and Roman Egypt. Features illustrated essays about the city and the documents found there (including letters, tax returns, and government documents). Also includes a glossary, a searchable database and updates on the imaging of the papyri located at the Oxford University libraries, and locations of the rest of the papyri. http://www.papyrology.ox.ac.uk Topics: Archaeology, Correspondence, Printing, Publishing, and Book Arts, The Olympic Games Last updated Jul 30, 2005 Pyramids: The Inside Story
Includes maps, virtual tours, and basic facts about the Menkaure, Khafre, and Khufu pyramids, the Great Pyramid of Giza, and the Sphinx. Also features speculations on the age and builders of the pyramids in Egypt, and interviews with archaeologists. Companion to a Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) NOVA program. http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/pyramid/ Topics: Archaeology, Architecture, Architecture by Place Last updated Jun 20, 2004 Secrets of Lost Empires: Pharaoh's Obelisk
Another wonderful NOVA site, dealing with the question of how the Egyptians quarried, moved, and raised their obelisks. This site includes good information about levers, with an animated sketch of how one functioned in the raising of an obelisk. http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/lostempires/obelisk/ Topics: Archaeology Last updated Jul 14, 2005 Theban Mapping Project (TMP)
This website gives an overview of Egyptian history and archaeology and tours of major monuments and tombs. Includes thousands of images, an interactive atlas of tomb mappings, dozens of narrated tours, a three-dimensional exploration of a tomb, and more. Searchable. http://www.thebanmappingproject.com/ Topics: Archaeology, Death & Dying, History, History By Place Last updated Jul 21, 2005 Treasures of the Sunken City
"Companion Web site for the NOVA program...originally broadcast on November 18, 1997. This program chronicles the underwater discovery of the fabled Pharos lighthouse, one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World, just offshore from the modern city of Alexandria in Egypt." http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/sunken/ Topics: Archaeology, Mysteries and More Last updated Aug 12, 2002 Tutankhamun and the Golden Age of the Pharaohs
A companion to an exhibition of "more than 130 treasures from the tomb of the celebrated pharaoh Tutankhamun (King Tut), other Valley of the Kings tombs and additional ancient sites," which tours the United States in 2005-2006. The site features a timeline, information about Thebes (modern day Luxor, called the Valley of the Kings), King Tut, the discovery of his tomb in 1922, and the alleged curse. Also includes a bibliography and selected images. http://www.kingtut.org Topics: Archaeology, Heads of State Last updated Nov 16, 2006 Tutankhamun: Anatomy of an Excavation
The aim of this site is "to make the complete records of Howard Carter's excavation of the tomb of Tutankhamun available." Features a list of all items found (with selected photos), archaeologist Howard Carter's pocket diaries (1922-1930), eyewitness accounts of the opening of the tomb, maps and drawings, and a gallery of photos. Also includes background about King Tut and Carter. From the Griffith Institute, part of the University of Oxford. http://www.griffith.ox.ac.uk/gri/4tut.html Topics: Archaeology, History, History By Place Last updated Sep 22, 2009 UCLA Encyclopedia of Egyptology (UEE) : Open Version
This website provides an encyclopedia on ancient Egyptian history and culture with peer-reviewed articles from the world's leading Egyptologists, archaeologists, linguists, art historians, geologists, and others. Topics include scarabs, Osiris and the deceased, famine, and cordage production. Search, or browse papers by year. The articles are in English, each with an abstract in Arabic. From the Department of Near Eastern Languages and Cultures, University of California, Los Angeles. http://repositories.cdlib.org/nelc/uee/ Topics: Archaeology, History By Place Last updated May 8, 2009 |
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