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Mummies
 Websites presented in alphabetical order 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 Andes Expedition: Searching for Inca Secrets
Two aspects of a 1995 exploration up Mount Ampato, Peru: the expedition and a Virtual Autopsy. The expedition is a detailed account of anthropologists ascending the mountain, descending into its volcanic crater, and finding the mummy of a teenaged girl, sacrificed 500 years ago. The autopsy describes how the mummy was analyzed. An example of an Inca tomb and its artifacts is also included. There are also Web links and a bibliography. From National Geographic. http://www.nationalgeographic.com/features/97/andes/ Topics: Archaeology Last updated Oct 16, 2002 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 Ice Mummies
Deceptively simple and fact-filled PBS site concentrates on an ice mummy from Peru and one from the Alps, with archeological diaries, other Web resources, and a teacher's guide. Reading a grave, an analysis of the contents of the iceman's stomach, and links to the transcripts of several related NOVA programs makes for an interesting visit. The Site Map provides an excellent stepping stone for information on any mummy. Many photographs. http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/icemummies/ Topics: Archaeology, Nonfiction by Genre Last updated Oct 16, 2002 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 Mummies of Ancient Egypt
This site about mummies describes what they are, how they were made, who they were, and Egyptian beliefs about an afterlife. There is a table of hieroglyphs that displays the image, its meaning, and sound; a dateline of dates, dynasties, and rulers of Egyptian civilizations; and a glossary . http://www.si.umich.edu/CHICO/mummy/ Topics: Archaeology Last updated Oct 16, 2002 The Mummy Tombs
Written for children middle school age and younger, their parents, and teachers, this site provides information about mummies from around the world. There is mummy news, visits to mummies in museums around the world, a list of mummy books and movies, and recipes for making mummies (chickens, mice, Barbie®!) and a serious section on the abuse of mummies by grave robbers and antique collectors. http://www.mummytombs.com/ Topics: Archaeology Last updated Jun 5, 2002 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 Mystery of the Tattooed Mummy
Excerpts from a June 2006 National Geographic magazine article about "an ornately tattooed 1,600-year-old mummy unearthed in Peru [who] could be a warrior queen of the violent Moche people." The mummy was "discovered last year [2005] at a ceremonial site called El Brujo -- the Wizard -- on the north coast of Peru." Includes photos, a map, and links to related sites. http://ngm.nationalgeographic.com/2006/06/mystery-mummy/williams-text Topics: Archaeology Last updated Mar 27, 2009 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 Thousands of Inca Mummies Unearthed in Peru
This site from National Public Radio (NPR) describes the 2002 discovery announced by the National Geographic Society "of more than 2,000 Inca mummies at a site near Lima, Peru" which were believed to have been buried between 1480 and 1535. It features audio of the story, images, and links to related information. http://www.npr.org/programs/atc/features/2002/apr/mummies/ Topics: Archaeology Last updated Mar 8, 2004 Virtual Mummy: Unwrapping a Mummy by Mouse Click
Explains how computerization "not only helps scientists in non-destructively examining mummies, but ... also makes it possible to create virtual mummies." Includes video of the mummy's skull. Also available in German. From the University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Germany. http://www.uke.de/institute/medizinische-informatik/index_ENG_16549.php Topics: Archaeology Last updated Sep 22, 2009 |
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