Egypt – Ancient History 

The Ancient Egypt Site   

http://www.ancient-egypt.org/index.html

Extensive site with encyclopedic entries on the different historical periods, the languages, and the architecture.  Dictionary of names and terms included.

Ancient Egypt (British Museum)   

http://www.ancientegypt.co.uk/menu.html

This site offers information on many facets of Egyptian life including religion, timekeeping, and writing.

Book of the Dead    

http://www.sacred-texts.com/egy/ebod

This site holds one of the most widely read ancient texts of all time. It is an HTML recreation of E. A. Wallis Budge’s 1895 classic edition of the ancient work. An introduction and a table of contents are included.

Duke Papyrus Archive    

http://scriptorium.lib.duke.edu/papyrus

This archive makes over 1400 ancient Egyptian papyri available online.  Images of each papyrus are accompanied by a description and translated text.

Mummies of Ancient Egypt   

http://www.si.umich.edu/CHICO/mummy

This site explores all aspect of mummies, from explaining the mummy's significance to describing the mummification process, telling who the mummies were, and describing the Egyptian afterlife.   

Nancy Mautz's Egypt Page   

http://web.archive.org/web/20041208074942/history.evansville.net/egypt.html

Web pages on the development of western civilization, created as a reference tool for students.  Each page, focusing on a particular culture, consists of an abundant list of annotated links yielding information on art, dance, history, literature, music, religion, and much more.   

Pyramids – The Inside Story   

http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/pyramid

Nova Online has created a stimulating and informative site, suitable for children and adults alike. Features the pyramids of Khufu, Khafre, and Menkaure, as well as the Sphinx, all located in Giza, Egypt. Brief histories, architectural facts, clear photographs and cross-sectional diagrams bring these ancient funereal edifices to life. The Excavation portion of the site explores the work of Mark Lehner, director of an archaeological team at Giza. Included are photographs of the team's dig and illuminating interviews with Lehner himself. 

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