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The scientific study of material remains of past human life and activities in ancient Egypt from the pre-Dynastic to the end of the Ptolemaic Period in 30 BC. It is about the process of archaeological research more than the resulting understanding of history.

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Wilbour Library of Egyptology

Collection of Egyptological works held at The Brooklyn Museum of Art.
http://www.gate.net/~ekwerner/wilbour.htm

Some Observations Concerning Uninscribed Tombs in the Valley of the Kings

Scholarly article by Donald P. Ryan, from C.N. Reeves (ed.), After Tutankhamun: Research and Excavation in the Royal Necropolis at Thebes (1992).
http://www.plu.edu/~ryandp/Observ1.html

Egyptology in Australia

Resources, collections, university programs, and fieldwork.
http://www.zeta.org.au/~ksowada/

Egyptian Royal Tombs of the New Kingdom

Maps, diagrams, and detailed information about the Egyptian Royal Tombs from Kelley L. Ross.
http://www.friesian.com/tombs.htm

Further Observations Concerning the Valley of the Kings

Article by Donald P. Ryan.
http://www.plu.edu/~ryandp/Observ2.html

Ptahhotep's Australian Egyptology Page

Egyptology contributions by Australia: excavations, coptology, and museum collections.
http://www.zeta.org.au/~ptahotep/

Giza On Line

Articles about stone technology, the Sphinx and temples.
http://sunship.com/egypt/index.html

The Shaft, the Subway and the Causeway

Nigel Skinner-Simpson tries to track down the evidence behind stories of tunnels in the Giza plateau.
http://www.towers-online.co.uk/pages/shafted.htm

Encounters with Ancient Egypt

Conference at the Institute of Archaeology, University College London, 15-18 December 2000. Includes abstracts of papers.
http://www.ucl.ac.uk/archaeology/events/conferences/enco/

Egyptology Resources

Internet resources, including mailing lists, news and gossip, contact information for institutes and individuals, journals and links from Nigel Strudwick.
http://www.newton.cam.ac.uk/egypt/

The Sounds of Ancient Egypt

Musicians believe music will help us understand ancient Egypt's spoken language.
http://www.cnn.com/WORLD/9705/11/egypt/
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The Egyptologist's Electronic Forum

This mailing list has available online various archives, news items and Egyptology FAQs, as well as a comprehensive list of upcoming events in Egyptology.
http://www.netins.net/showcase/ankh/eefmain.html

The Ancient Egypt Film Site

Information on past and present films dealing with Ancient Egypt or Egyptology.
http://www.wepwawet.nl/films/

The Centre for Computer-Aided Egyptological Research

At Utrecht University in The Netherlands offers computer resources and online lists and databases including complete Hieroglyphica, listing of Egyptologists and Institutions.
http://www.ccer.nl/

Tableau May be Oldest Text

An article in the San Francisco Chronicle reporting that 5,250-year-old symbols unearthed near Luxor may predate Sumerian script.
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/chronicle/archive/2002/04/16/MN229801.DTL

Secrets of the Pharaohs

PBS companion to the TV series focusing on new findings: genetic disease in the 18th dynasty; the tombs of the pyramid builders; mummy of a noblewoman and chantress from Luxor named Asru.
http://www.pbs.org/wnet/pharaohs/

Tel er-Rub'a

Large tel complex located about 100 km northeast of Cairo in the eastern Nile Delta.
http://www.sfu.ca/archaeology/dept/fac_bio/dandrea/teleruba.htm

The Ancient Egypt Site

The history, language and culture of Ancient Egypt, by Egyptologist Jacques Kinnaer.
http://ancient-egypt.org

Aspects of Life in Ancient Egypt

Descriptions of daily life, material culture, social and political institutions, economy and geography of pharaonic Egypt
http://nefertiti.iwebland.com/timelines/topics/

Life in Ancient Egypt

Examination of everyday life in ancient Egypt through artifacts on display at the Carnegie Museum of Natural History.
http://www.carnegiemuseums.org/cmnh/exhibits/egypt/

Egypt's Treasures in Danger

Egypt calls for urgent action to save the monuments of the Nile Delta.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/middle_east/693465.stm

Golden Hopes from Pharaoh's Map

BBC reports that geologists and engineers in Egypt are searching for gold using a 3,000-year-old map, believed to have been drawn by King Seti I.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/middle_east/449680.stm

Date converter for Ancient Egypt

A scientific tool for converting calendar dates mentioned in Greek and Demotic Papyri from Egypt into Julian dates.
http://www.egyptian-chronology.netfirms.com/

Few Had Wealth in Ancient Egypt

From Nature, Most ancient Egyptians were on the poverty line while a handful of priest-kings held fabulous wealth.
http://www.nature.com/nsu/021125/021125-8.html

Fruitful Seasons

From Al-Ahram Weekly, excavations at Karnak Temple complex have been focusing on areas hitherto little explored, with rewarding results.
http://weekly.ahram.org.eg/2002/613/hr2.htm

Dig Days: Hidden treasures on view

From Al-Ahram Weekly, can you imagine that an Ancient Egyptian physician once fitted a patient with a prosthetic toe?
http://weekly.ahram.org.eg/2003/621/he2.htm

Famous Lives

From Al-Ahram Weekly, Saqqara tomb of a scribe in Akhenaten's reign and a colossal statue of one of Ramses II's wives at Zagazig have shed more light on two famous Pharaohs.
http://weekly.ahram.org.eg/2003/622/he2.htm

The Global Egyptian Museum

Includes 6,600 objects from 10 European collections, with extensive documentation and color photography.
http://www.GlobalEgyptianMuseum.com

Saqqara

The Leiden Excavations in the New Kingdom necropolis at Saqqara, Egypt.
http://www.let.leidenuniv.nl/saqqara/

The battle for the Rosetta Stone

From The Independent, Egypt's leading archaeologist has demanded the return of the Rosetta Stone.
http://news.independent.co.uk/uk/this_britain/story.jsp?story=426976

Ancient Egyptian Priest Settlement Uncovered

From Discovery News, 2,000-year-old priest settlement in southern Egypt has been discovered by Egyptian and German archaeologists.
http://www.abc.net.au/science/news/stories/s901864.htm

Elkab's Hidden Treasure

From Al-Ahram, a 17th dynasty inscription found three months ago in Upper Egypt uncovered a critical and previously unknown Kushite attack on Egypt.
http://weekly.ahram.org.eg/2003/649/he1.htm

Akhet - Egyptian Religion and Temple Life

Features detailed information on the history of religion, creation myths, gods and goddesses, temples, the king and the priesthood, festivals, and other aspects Ancient Egyptian religion; also includes articles about queens and ordinary women and their da
http://www.philae.nu/akhet/index.html

The Land of the Pharaoh

Short essays on the period of 3000 years ancient Egypt.
http://www.freewebs.com/benastro

Early Dynastic Egypt

Francesco Raffaele presents an illustrated history of the second and third dynasties, king by king, with references. Also corpora of First Dynasty labels and Early Dynastic inscriptions, and articles.
http://xoomer.virgilio.it/francescoraf/

Ancient Egyptian Gardens

Ostracon 11(1). Ancient Egyptian gardens and their requirements are a complex subject.
http://www.egyptstudy.org/Ostracon/JBigelow_Feb2000.pdf

The Egypt Archive

Features photo archives of major Ancient Egyptian sites, and Ancient Egyptian antiquities collections in major museums.
http://www.egyptarchive.co.uk/

Reconstructing Ancient Egyptian Tombs

Features a brief history of ancient Egyptian tombs and monuments, with digital reconstruction of the tombs of Sennedjem and Inherkhau.
http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/farid/egypt

Hopkins in Egypt Today

Records day-by-day activities of the Johns Hopkins University Expedition archaeological team in Egypt. Features details of the excavations with photos.
http://www.jhu.edu/~neareast/egypttoday.html

Gateway to Uruguayan Egyptology

Provides links to Web pages about ancient Egypt. [English and Spanish]
http://www.geocities.com/juanjosecastillos/

Swiss Judiciary Considers Egyptian Request to Return 300 Rare Artefacts

Story from Egyptian State Information Service about Egyptian antiquities that were smuggled into Switzerland.
http://www.sis.gov.eg/online/html10/o041023h.htm

Wonders of Ancient Egypt

Features the wonders, mysteries, religion and history of ancient and modern Egypt. With details and resources on related topics.
http://www.nekhebet.com/

Travellers in Egypt

Articles and journals feature the history of ancient travellers in Egypt and Near East.
http://www.travellersinegypt.org/

Egyptology in Poland

A portal for Polish Egyptology, includes a history, suggested readings, museums, links, and gallery.
http://www.egiptologia.pl/

King Tut Liked Red Wine

Report about how Spanish scientists analyzed residues from a wine jar found in the tomb of this early ruler by using a new technique to determine the color of wine used in ancient jars. From the American Chemical Society.
http://acswebapplications.acs.org/applications/ccs/application/index.cfm?pressreleaseid=2310&categoryid=10

Den's King Tutankhamen Page

Features a photo gallery of artifacts found by Howard Carter in 1922.
http://personal.telefonica.terra.es/web/kingtut/

thenilevalley

Forum covers histories, cultures and customs from Nubia to ancient Egypt.
http://phpbb-host.com/phpbb/index.php?mforum=thenile&sid=3c10107180659bb9095e6c91925a64b0

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