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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 Al-Mashriq (the Levant)
"A repository for cultural multimedia information from the Levant (Al-Mashriq) in general and Lebanon in particular." (Egypt, Iraq, Israel, Jordan, Palestine, Syria, and Turkey are also covered.) Includes articles, documents, and photographs on the arts, business, food, geography, humor, literature, people, politics, history, and the text of the Oslo Accords and related agreements. From a former resident of Lebanon with a lifelong interest in the region and culture. http://almashriq.hiof.no/ Topics: International Governments, Photograph Collections: Regional, Regions of the World Last updated Apr 5, 2004 The Ancient Egypt Web Site
Explores "more than 3,000 years of Ancient Egyptian history, from the end of prehistory at around 3,000 BC to the closing of the last Egyptian temple in 535/537 AD." Contains a timeline; maps and photographs of monuments; information on Middle-Egyptian grammar and the royal titulary of the Egyptian Pharaohs; a browsable list of people, places, and things; a bibliography; and links. Created by a Belgian Egyptologist. http://www.ancient-egypt.org/ Topics: Archaeology, Architecture, History, History By Place, Photograph Collections: History, Photograph Collections: Regional Last updated Aug 25, 2004 Balancing the Lenses: Stereoviews of the Middle East
This exhibition "seeks to provide a general view of the complex interactions between 'the West' and 'the East' as reflected in stereographic images. The countries shown include Algeria, Egypt, India, Morocco, Palestine (modern Israel, West Bank and the Gaza Strip, and parts of Egypt, Syria and Jordan), Tunisia and Turkey." Includes an image gallery (images taken between 1890 and 1940), anaglyphs, and letters and maps. From the California Museum of Photography, University of California, Riverside. http://www.cmp.ucr.edu/exhibitions/balancingthelenses/ Topics: Photograph Collections, Photograph Collections: Regional Last updated Jun 21, 2009 Egyptian Police "Identify Bomber"
Article about the July 2005 bombings at Egypt's Red Sea resort Sharm al-Sheikh. Includes links to news, reactions, and background information. Also includes photos and video clips. From the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC). http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/4720421.stm Topics: Death & Dying, Photograph Collections: Regional, Terrorism, Weapons Last updated Jul 27, 2005 Francis W. Kelsey and the Near East Expedition of 1919-1920
An online exhibit of University of Michigan professor Francis W. Kelsey's expedition in 1919 through Europe to Greece, Turkey, Syria, Egypt, and Palestine. The history and collection of images taken during the expedition are both searchable and browsable. http://www.si.umich.edu/CHICO/kelsey/title.html Topics: Archaeology, Photograph Collections, Photograph Collections: Regional Last updated Mar 30, 2004 Journey to Mecca: Works by Max Yavno
A brief exhibit of photographs by Max Yavno representing "two different countries, cultures and decades from a variety of sites in California and Egypt." The California photographs are mainly from the 1940s, and the Egypt photographs are from 1979. Includes biography of the photographer. From the California Museum of Photography, University of California, Riverside. http://www.cmp.ucr.edu/exhibitions/yavno/ Topics: Notable People, Notable People: Arts & Humanities, Photograph Collections: Regional, Photography Last updated Jun 10, 2006 Lee Miller Archive
Photographer Lee Miller produced "portraits of her friends such as Pablo Picasso, and work[ed] as a correspondent with the US army in World War II. Beginning her own studio in Paris with artist Man Ray, she went on to work with Vogue, and in France, Egypt, and New York, being best remembered for her witty Surrealist images." This commercial archive features a gallery of Lee's photographs, news, biography, chronology, bibliography, and a list of exhibitions. http://www.leemiller.co.uk/ Topics: Notable People: Arts & Humanities, Notable People: Women, Photograph Collections, Photograph Collections: History, Photograph Collections: Regional, Photograph Collections: Regional: United States, Photography, Schools of Art Last updated Oct 2, 2004 Mysterious Mummies of China
This PBS site is simple and uncluttered. It contains excellent photographs of mummies from Takla Makan and a link to Resources about the Tocharians and their language and history. Mummies 101 describes the process of preparing a mummy, as practiced by the people of Takla Makan, Egypt, and South America (Incan); and the creation of 'accidental mummies.' Photographs and descriptions of some of the oldest mummies, accidental mummies, are also covered http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/chinamum/ Topics: Archaeology, Mysteries and More, Photograph Collections: Regional Last updated Oct 16, 2002 The Oriental Institute Museum
Take a virtual tour of the galleries on history, art, and archaeology of the ancient Middle East. The site includes a selection of highlights from the collection, organized by region and by subject, and exhibitions and catalogs of their photograph archives, with selected images available from archaeological and survey expeditions from 1892 to the present. The Teacher Resource Center (TRC) features activities and artifacts on the ancient Near East for middle school educators. http://oi.uchicago.edu/museum/ Topics: Archaeology, History By Place, International Governments, Museums, Museums by Place: United States, Photograph Collections: Regional, Regions of the World Last updated Feb 17, 2007 The Step Pyramid Complex of Djoser
Devoted to the Step Pyramid Complex of Djoser, "built during the Third Dynasty (ca. 2800 B.C.) in what is now Saqqara, Egypt. Djoser's Step Pyramid is generally considered the first tomb in Egypt to be built entirely of stone." Includes a plan of the complex, photographs, diagrams, and maps. http://www.arthistory.upenn.edu//zoser/ Topics: Photograph Collections: Regional Last updated Sep 22, 2009 Tarek Heggy
Official website from Egypt's Tarek Heggy, a liberal political thinker in the Arab world, who is a manager in the petroleum industry, a university lecturer, and an author. "His work advances the causes of modernity, democracy, tolerance, and women's rights in the Middle East." Includes dozens of essays, a resume with a list of his books, photos, and video files of interviews (some only in Arabic). Some materials available in several languages. http://www.heggy.org Topics: History By Place, International Governments, Nonfiction by Genre, Photograph Collections, Photograph Collections: History, Photograph Collections: Regional, Politics, Regions of the World, Social Science, Women Last updated Aug 17, 2005 |
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