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Ancient Egypt
Please see the information on ancient Egypt in The Encyclopedia of Ancient Egypt (REF 932 found in the Wilton Library adult reference section) and try searching our catalog for the subject words ancient Egypt.
Don't forget to ask the librarian if there are books set aside on school reserve for this topic!
Wilton Library Hours:
Mon, Fri: 10-6; Tue-Thur: 10-7; Sat: 10-5; Sun: 1-5 (Sept-June)
You may want to visit the Middlebrook School Ancient Egypt Links page (http://www.wilton.k12.ct.us/mb/library/egypt.htm), as well!
- Ancient Egypt
http://www.ancientegypt.co.uk/menu.html
- Egyptian life, geography, gods & goddesses, mummification, pharaoh, pyramids, temples, time, trades, and writing from the British Museum.
- Ancient Egypt
http://falcon.jmu.edu/~ramseyil/egypt.htm
- Huge list of annotated links including plans with instructions on how to make your own mummy.
- The Ancient Egypt Site
http://www.ancient-egypt.org/
- Three thousand years of civilization and information on gods and pharaohs. Includes a keyword index and a huge links page.
- Ancient Egypt Webquest
http://www.iwebquest.com/egypt/ancientegypt.htm
- Learn about Ancient Egyptian daily life, Egyptian mummies, Egyptian hieroglyphics, King Tut (Tutankhamen), Egyptian games, and archeology.
- The Ancient Egyptian Culture Exhibit
http://emuseum.mnsu.edu/prehistory/egypt/index.shtml
- An exhibit in the MSU EMuseum which has information on the culture of ancient Egypt, including architecture, art, hieroglyphs, military, maps, and daily life.
- At the Tomb of Tutankhamen
http://www.nationalgeographic.com/egypt/
- From the pages of National Geographic in 1923.
- Daily Life in Ancient Egypt
http://members.aol.com/Donnclass/Egyptlife.html
- Information of all sorts from a teacher and his students.
- Digital Pharoahs
http://www.desk.nl:80/~pdenijs/faraos.html
- Several virtual mummies online.
- Egypt Antiquities (Ancient Egypt) from Tour Egypt
http://touregypt.net/egyptantiquities/
- Information about ancient Egypt from the current government. See their Color Me Egypt, (http://touregypt.net/kids/) too.
- Egyptians
http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/ancient/egyptians/
- From the BBC, deciphering hieroglyphs, the story of the Nile, Ancient Egyptian Magic, women in Ancient Egypt and more.
- Explore Ancient Egypt
http://www.mfa.org/egypt/explore_ancient_egypt/index.html
- A beautiful site from the Museum of Fine Arts in Boston.
- Institute of Egyptian Art and Archaeology
http://www.memphis.edu/egypt/main.html
- From the University of Memphis, an exhibit, a virtual tour, and links to other ancient Egypt sites. See particularly the clickable map of ancient sites (http://www.memphis.edu/egypt/map.htm).
- King Tut: The Boy Pharaoh
http://www.kingtutone.com/tutankhamun/
- "Come learn about the boy king and find out for yourself why his whole discovery was one of the greatest finds of the world."
- Life in Ancient Egypt
http://www.carnegiemuseums.org/cmnh/exhibits/egypt/
- From the Carnegie Museum of Natural History, Pittsburgh, funery customs, natural world, gods and religion, and a chronology.
- Mark Millmore's Ancient Egypt
http://www.eyelid.co.uk/
- This site by an amateur Egyptologist has information on many aspects of Egyptian culture and links to other informative sites.
- Mysteries of Egypt
http://www.civilization.ca/civil/egypt/egypt_e.html
- Here are numerous images and well-organized introductory information on Egyptian civilization. Topics covered include geography, government, religion, architecture, writing, and a chronology.
- National Geographic: The Mummy Road Show
http://www.nationalgeographic.com/channel/mummy/
- Click through the virtual mummy to find clues to its mystery.
- A New Look @ An Ancient Culture: Egypt
http://www.upenn.edu/museum/Exhibits/egyptintro.html
- From the University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archeology and Anthropology.
- Pyramids: The Inside Story
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/pyramid/
- "Have you ever dreamed of exploring the pyramids of Egypt? If so, enter here, wander through the chambers and passageways of the Great Pyramid, and learn about the pharaohs for whom these monumental tombs were built."
- Rosetta Stone
http://www.rosetta.com/RosettaStone.html
- From the Cleveland Museum of Art, a kid's tour of ancient Egypt that includes "Ask the Mummy" and "Build a Pharaoh" sections.
- The Step Pyramid Complex of Djoser
http://ccat.sas.upenn.edu/arth/zoser/zoser.html
- A clickable tour of the pyramid.
- The Tomb of King Tutankhamun
http://www.kent.k12.wa.us/staff/DarleneBishop/egypt/tut.html
- Photographs and descriptions of the famous tomb.
- Tutankhamun
http://homepage.powerup.com.au/~ancient/tut1.htm
- Information about his life and photographs of the treasures from his tomb.
- A Webquest: Was It Murder? The Death of King Tutankhamun: The Boy King
http://www.pekin.net/pekin108/wash/webquest/
- Discover the truth about the early death of King Tut.
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