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Few Had Wealth in Ancient Egypt 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. (Ancient Egypt) http://www.nature.com/nsu/021125/021125-8.html Egypt's Treasures in Danger Egypt's Treasures in Danger: Egypt calls for urgent action to save the monuments of the Nile Delta. (Ancient Egypt) http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/middle_east/693465.stm Date converter for Ancient Egypt Date converter for Ancient Egypt: A scientific tool for converting calendar dates mentioned in Greek and Demotic Papyri from Egypt into Julian dates. (Ancient Egypt) http://www.egyptian-chronology.netfirms.com/ Reconstructing Ancient Egyptian Tombs Reconstructing Ancient Egyptian Tombs: Features a brief history of ancient Egyptian tombs and monuments, with digital reconstruction of the tombs of Sennedjem and Inherkhau. (Ancient Egypt) http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/farid/egypt The Shaft, the Subway and the Causeway The Shaft, the Subway and the Causeway: Nigel Skinner-Simpson tries to track down the evidence behind stories of tunnels in the Giza plateau. (Ancient Egypt) http://www.towers-online.co.uk/pages/shafted.htm The Sounds of Ancient Egypt The Sounds of Ancient Egypt: Musicians believe music will help us understand ancient Egypt's spoken language. (Ancient Egypt) http://www.cnn.com/WORLD/9705/11/egypt/ Ptahhotep's Australian Egyptology Page Ptahhotep's Australian Egyptology Page: Egyptology contributions by Australia: excavations, coptology, and museum collections. (Ancient Egypt) http://www.zeta.org.au/~ptahotep/ Secrets of the Pharaohs 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. (Ancient Egypt) http://www.pbs.org/wnet/pharaohs/ The Global Egyptian Museum The Global Egyptian Museum: Includes 6,600 objects from 10 European collections, with extensive documentation and color photography. (Ancient Egypt) http://www.GlobalEgyptianMuseum.com Famous Lives 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. (Ancient Egypt) http://weekly.ahram.org.eg/2003/622/he2.htm Building a Database of Ancient Egypt Building a Database of Ancient Egypt: Article by Emad Asfour proposes standards for electronically recording, storing, and managing data from ancient Egyptian objects. Includes author's profile, animation files, and photos. (Ancient Egypt) http://members.bellatlantic.net/~easfour/ The Ancient Egypt Film Site The Ancient Egypt Film Site: Information on past and present films dealing with Ancient Egypt or Egyptology. (Ancient Egypt) http://www.wepwawet.nl/films/ Early Dynastic Egypt 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. (Ancient Egypt) http://xoomer.virgilio.it/francescoraf/ Aspects of Life in Ancient Egypt Aspects of Life in Ancient Egypt: Descriptions of daily life, material culture, social and political institutions, economy and geography of pharaonic Egypt (Ancient Egypt) http://nefertiti.iwebland.com/timelines/topics/ Swiss Judiciary Considers Egyptian Request to Return 300 Rare Artefacts Swiss Judiciary Considers Egyptian Request to Return 300 Rare Artefacts: Story from Egyptian State Information Service about Egyptian antiquities that were smuggled into Switzerland. (Ancient Egypt) http://www.sis.gov.eg/online/html10/o041023h.htm The Centre for Computer-Aided Egyptological Research 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. (Ancient Egypt) http://www.ccer.nl/ Egyptology Resources Egyptology Resources: Internet resources, including mailing lists, news and gossip, contact information for institutes and individuals, journals and links from Nigel Strudwick. (Ancient Egypt) http://www.newton.cam.ac.uk/egypt/ Giza On Line Giza On Line: Articles about stone technology, the Sphinx and temples. (Ancient Egypt) http://sunship.com/egypt/index.html Hopkins in Egypt Today 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. (Ancient Egypt) http://www.jhu.edu/~neareast/egypttoday.html Tableau May be Oldest Text 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. (Ancient Egypt) http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/chronicle/archive/2002/04/16/MN229801.DTL Life in Ancient Egypt Life in Ancient Egypt: Examination of everyday life in ancient Egypt through artifacts on display at the Carnegie Museum of Natural History. (Ancient Egypt) http://www.carnegiemuseums.org/cmnh/exhibits/egypt/ Akhet - Egyptian Religion and Temple Life 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 (Ancient Egypt) http://www.philae.nu/akhet/index.html New Egyptian King Discovered New Egyptian King Discovered: Rossella Lorenzi reports for Discovery News that a high-ranking priest served the Nubian dynasty as a king, and his tomb reveals the trappings of power. (Ancient Egypt) http://dsc.discovery.com/news/briefs/20020422/newking.html The Ancient Egypt Site The Ancient Egypt Site: The history, language and culture of Ancient Egypt, by Egyptologist Jacques Kinnaer. (Ancient Egypt) http://ancient-egypt.org Egyptian Queen Fought For Political Rights 4,000 Years Ago Egyptian Queen Fought For Political Rights 4,000 Years Ago: An Egyptian queen fought 4,000 years ago for equal political rights with men and was granted the supreme honor of receiving a pharaonic burial, a French archaeological team announced. (Ancient Egypt) http://metimes.com/2K2/issue2002-27/cultent/egyptian_queen_fought.htm Ancient Egyptian Priest Settlement Uncovered 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. (Ancient Egypt) http://www.abc.net.au/science/news/stories/s901864.htm Ancient Egyptian Gardens Ancient Egyptian Gardens: Ostracon 11(1). Ancient Egyptian gardens and their requirements are a complex subject. (Ancient Egypt)[PDF] http://www.egyptstudy.org/Ostracon/JBigelow_Feb2000.pdf The Land of the Pharaoh The Land of the Pharaoh: Short essays on the period of 3000 years ancient Egypt. (Ancient Egypt) http://www.freewebs.com/benastro Egyptian Royal Tombs of the New Kingdom Egyptian Royal Tombs of the New Kingdom: Maps, diagrams, and detailed information about the Egyptian Royal Tombs from Kelley L. Ross. (Ancient Egypt) http://www.friesian.com/tombs.htm Saqqara Saqqara: The Leiden Excavations in the New Kingdom necropolis at Saqqara, Egypt. (Ancient Egypt) http://www.let.leidenuniv.nl/saqqara/ Groupe de Recherche Europeen Pour l'Archeologie du Levant - GREPAL Groupe de Recherche Europeen Pour l'Archeologie du Levant - GREPAL: Objectives include furthering scientific research on the Levant's earliest civilizations. Activities are focused on the excavations, the publication of collections, archaeological training, and the diffusion of scientific findings to both professionals an (Ancient Egypt) http://grepal.free.fr/uk/indexUK.html Elkab's Hidden Treasure 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. (Ancient Egypt) http://weekly.ahram.org.eg/2003/649/he1.htm Some Observations Concerning Uninscribed Tombs in the Valley of the Kings 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). (Ancient Egypt) http://www.plu.edu/~ryandp/Observ1.html Egyptology in Australia Egyptology in Australia: Resources, collections, university programs, and fieldwork. (Ancient Egypt) http://www.zeta.org.au/~ksowada/ Gateway to Uruguayan Egyptology Gateway to Uruguayan Egyptology: Provides links to Web pages about ancient Egypt. [English and Spanish] (Ancient Egypt) http://www.geocities.com/juanjosecastillos/ Encounters with Ancient Egypt Encounters with Ancient Egypt: Conference at the Institute of Archaeology, University College London, 15-18 December 2000. Includes abstracts of papers. (Ancient Egypt) http://www.ucl.ac.uk/archaeology/events/conferences/enco/ The Egypt Archive The Egypt Archive: Featues photo archives of major Ancient Egyptian sites, and Ancient Egyptian antiquities collections in major museums. (Ancient Egypt) http://www.egyptarchive.co.uk/ Wilbour Library of Egyptology Wilbour Library of Egyptology: Collection of Egyptological works held at The Brooklyn Museum of Art. (Ancient Egypt) http://www.gate.net/~ekwerner/wilbour.htm The battle for the Rosetta Stone The battle for the Rosetta Stone: From The Independent, Egypt's leading archaeologist has demanded the return of the Rosetta Stone. (Ancient Egypt) http://news.independent.co.uk/uk/this_britain/story.jsp?story=426976 Further Observations Concerning the Valley of the Kings Further Observations Concerning the Valley of the Kings: Article by Donald P. Ryan. (Ancient Egypt) http://www.plu.edu/~ryandp/Observ2.html Tel er-Rub'a Tel er-Rub'a: Large tel complex located about 100 km northeast of Cairo in the eastern Nile Delta. (Ancient Egypt) http://www.sfu.ca/archaeology/dept/fac_bio/dandrea/teleruba.htm Dig Days: Hidden treasures on view 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? (Ancient Egypt) http://weekly.ahram.org.eg/2003/621/he2.htm Egyptology in Poland Egyptology in Poland: A portal for Polish Egyptology, includes a history, suggested readings, museums, links, and gallery. (Ancient Egypt) http://www.egiptologia.prv.pl/ Fruitful Seasons Fruitful Seasons: From Al-Ahram Weekly, excavations at Karnak Temple complex have been focusing on areas hitherto little explored, with rewarding results. (Ancient Egypt) http://weekly.ahram.org.eg/2002/613/hr2.htm Golden Hopes from Pharaoh's Map 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. (Ancient Egypt) http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/middle_east/449680.stm The Egyptologist's Electronic Forum 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. (Ancient Egypt) http://www.netins.net/showcase/ankh/eefmain.html