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Egyptian history

      Titles Descriptions
  1. Absolute Egyptology
  2. Ancient World Web: Language and Literature
  3. Classics at Oxford
  4. Daily Life in Ancient Civilizations
  5. Death in Ancient Egypt
  6. Duke Papyrus Archive
  7. Egyptian Book of the Dead
  8. Egyptology Resources
  9. Guardian's Egypt
  10. Ice Mummies
  11. Institute of Egyptian Art and Archaeology
  12. Mummies of Ancient Egypt
  13. NOVA Online: Mysteries of the Nile
  14. Oriental Institute Research Archives
  15. World Art Treasures

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Absolute Egyptology
Provides a guide to ancient Egyptian history, covering the period 6000 BC to 1547 BC. Coverage is divided into dynastic periods and features a wide range of illustrations.
     Author: Andreasson, Leif
     Subjects: egyptian history
     DeweyClass: 932
     Resource type: documents
Ancient World Web: Language and Literature
Index of over 40 Internet resources about language and literature in the Ancient World between 700 and 1000 AD. Includes an introduction to Ogham, Middle Egyptian and the Dead Sea Scrolls.
     Author: Hayden, Julia
     Subjects: ancient history, egyptian history, linguistics
     DeweyClass: 930
     Resource type: index
Classics at Oxford
Includes links to resources about the ancient world, such as art, archaeology, papyrology, epigraphy, philosophy and literature, along with faculty and prospectus information.
     Author: Oxford University
     Subjects: ancient history, ancient philosophy, egyptian history, greek history, greek literature, latin, roman history
     DeweyClass: 880
     Resource type: index
Daily Life in Ancient Civilizations
Collection of information about life in Ancient Greece, China, Rome, India, and Egypt. Includes details of housing, families, entertainment, clothing and hair styles, religion, empires, weddings, and food.
     Author: Donn, Lin & Donn, Don
     Subjects: ancient history, chinese history, egyptian history, greek history, roman history
     DeweyClass: 930
     Resource type: documents
Death in Ancient Egypt
Project investigating the funerary customs and beliefs of the ancient Egyptians, covering the provision for life in the 'next world' and the significance of shabtis.
     Author: Alexandra A O'Brien, Oriental Institute Research Archives
     Subjects: customs, death, egyptian history
     DeweyClass: 393
     Resource type: documents, images
Duke Papyrus Archive
The archive provides electronic access to texts and images of over one thousand papyri from ancient Egypt.
     Author: Duke University
     Subjects: egyptian history
     DeweyClass: 932
     Resource type: documents, images
Egyptian Book of the Dead
Information about the ancient Egyptians' view of death and the afterlife.
     Author: Budge, E. A. Wallis
     Subjects: death, egyptian history
     DeweyClass: 393
     Resource type: non-fiction ebook
Egyptology Resources
Collection of resources providing an insight into Egyptian history, archaeology and culture. Includes announcements of conferences, exhibitions and new books, information about various tombs and excavations, and details of related institutions, museums, societies, journals and magazines.
     Author: Strudwick, Nigel
     Subjects: egypt, egyptian history
     DeweyClass: 932
     Resource type: document index
Guardian's Egypt
Links to Egypt and Egyptology resources throughout the Web. Categories include: General Egypt Resources, Pyramids, Art and Music, Sites and Monuments, Hieroglyphs, Egypt Today etc.
     Author: Bayuk, Andrew
     Subjects: egyptian history
     DeweyClass: 962
     Resource type: index
Ice Mummies
An account of a 1996 expedition to the summit of Sara Sara in Peru in search of frozen sacrificial mummies, information about 'unquiet mummies' comprising a case study of the Siberian Ice Maiden, and analysis of the last meal eaten by an Iceman. Also explains how anthropologists are able to study bodies from prehistoric graves to identify their sex, diet, social rank, and age at time of death.
     Author: Public Broadcasting Service
     Subjects: anthropology, egyptian history
     DeweyClass: 301
     Resource type: documents, images
Institute of Egyptian Art and Archaeology
Exhibition of Egyptian artifacts residing at the University of Memphis and a tour of over a dozen different ancient Egyptian sites along the Nile River.
     Author: University of Memphis Institute of Egyptian Art and Archaeology
     Subjects: egyptian history
     DeweyClass: 932
     Resource type: images
Mummies of Ancient Egypt
Resource explaining what mummies are, how they are made, and who they are. Provides an account of the afterlife, including information about gods, the spirit of the dead, the world of the afterlife, and the journey to resurrection. Also features a key to hieroglyphs, a dateline, and a glossary.
     Author: University of Michigan School of Information
     Subjects: ancient history, egypt, egyptian history
     DeweyClass: 932
     Resource type: documents, images
NOVA Online: Mysteries of the Nile
Details of a project aiming to raise an obelisk using only materials and techniques that the ancient Egyptians might have used. Provides information about the history and physics of obelisks, and offers images of temples, tombs, and other monuments including the Pyramids and the Sphinx.
     Author: PBS/WGBH
     Subjects: egyptian history
     DeweyClass: 932
     Resource type: documents, images
Oriental Institute Research Archives
Provides a bibliography of recommended reading for the study of ancient Egyptian, Nubian and Mesopotamian history. Includes general reference works as well as resources focusing on mummification, religion, art, hieroglyphics, architecture, law and government. Also provides a search function run by the Argos Project for ancient Near Eastern, Classical, and Medieval worlds online resources.
     Author: Oriental Institute, University of Chicago
     Subjects: archaeology research, egyptian history, history links
     DeweyClass: 930
     Resource type: document index, images
World Art Treasures
The principal purpose of World Art Treasures is to promulgate the discovery and love of art. Thanks to the 100,000 slides belonging to the Jacques-Edouard Berger Foundation, devoted to art, and including the civilizations of Egypt, China, Japan, India, Europe, its purpose is to offer a different approach to art via the World Wide Web.
     Author: Jacques Edouard Berger Foundation
     Subjects: art exhibitions, egyptian history, ethnic art
     DeweyClass: 708
     Resource type: image collection