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Recommended Web Sites on Ancient Egypt

Please remember there are many excellent books on ancient Egypt, including the one pictured above, set aside for your use in the library.

Pathfinder prepared by Mrs. Herrmann, ORRJHS Librarian




Ancient Egyptian Culture Exhibit
Minnesota State University’s EMuseum site covers many topics related to Daily Life, Art, Military, Architecture, Hieroglyphs, Religion (which includes a page on cats!), Government, Maps, History, and Archaeology. This is a very extensive site that will take some time to explore.
Ancient Egyptian Gods
Able Media’s site provides articles on 28 Egyptian gods and goddesses.
BBC: Ancient History – Egyptians
This BBC site includes six sections: Pyramids and Monuments, Mummification, Gods and Beliefs, Pharaohs and Dynasties, Daily Life, and Hieroglyphs.
Egypt: A Learning Module
This site from Washington State University covers History and Peoples (broken down into various periods), Hieroglyphics, and The Egyptian Underworld. It also includes a photo gallery and timeline.
Egypt’s Golden Empire
This PBS site covering the New Kingdom includes sections on Pharaohs, Women in Power, Natural Resources, Architecture, Farming, Religion, and Egyptian Society.
Encyclopedia Smithsonian: Egyptian Mummies
This one-page introduction covers the basics of mummification including how, why, and who.
Encyclopedia Smithsonian: The Egyptian Pyramid
The Smithsonian provides a good introduction to the pyramids briefly covering where, when, why, and how they were built.
Eternal Egypt
This extensive and extremely informative site covers the following main topics: Arts and Crafts, Science, Agriculture, Commerce and Trade, Government, and Society and Culture. Each main topic includes up to six subtopics such as Food and Drink (under Society and Culture) and Mathematics and Medicine (under Science).
Life in Ancient Egypt
This site from the Carnegie Museum of Natural History includes sections on the Natural World, Daily Life, Gods & Religions, and Funerary Customs. These sections often include links to further subtopics such as agriculture (under Natural World) and mummification (under Funerary Customs).
Times Online
A recent article from Times Online details the latest evidence supporting the theory that the pyramids were built using some poured concrete blocks in addition to quarried stones.