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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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Aspects of Life in Ancient Egypt

http://www.reshafim.org.il/ad/egypt/timelines/topics/
Descriptions of daily life, material culture, social and political institutions, economy and geography of pharaonic Egypt
BBC: Pharaonic Tomb Find Stuns Egypt

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/middle_east/4700032.stm
An ancient tomb is discovered in the Valley of the Kings, the first since Tutankhamun's was found in 1922.
Date Converter for Ancient Egypt

http://aegyptologie.online-resourcen.de/
A scientific tool for converting calendar dates mentioned in Greek and Demotic Papyri from Egypt into Julian dates.
Early Dynastic Egypt

http://xoomer.virgilio.it/francescoraf/
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.
Egypt's Treasures in Danger

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

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

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

http://www.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/er/
Internet resources, including mailing lists, news and gossip, contact information for institutes and individuals, journals and links from Nigel Strudwick.
Few Had Wealth in Ancient Egypt

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

https://community.plu.edu/~ryandp/Observ2.html
Article by Donald P. Ryan.
Giza Archives Project

http://www.gizapyramids.org/
Designed to serve as a centralized online repository for archaeological activity at the Old Kingdom Giza necropolis, beginning with the Harvard University-Boston Museum of Fine Arts excavations (1902-1947). Page contains thousands of excavation photographs, expedition diary pages, object register book pages, maps, tomb plans and sections, books and articles.
Golden Hopes from Pharaoh's Map

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/middle_east/449680.stm
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.
Hopkins in Egypt Today

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

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

http://www.pbs.org/wnet/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.
Some Observations Concerning Uninscribed Tombs in the Valley of the Kings

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

http://www.theglobaleducationproject.org/egypt/
Articles about stone technology, the Sphinx and temples.
Tableau May be Oldest Text

http://www.sfgate.com/news/article/Tableau-may-be-oldest-text-Scenes-symbols-near-2851731.php
An article in the San Francisco Chronicle reporting that 5,250-year-old symbols unearthed near Luxor may predate Sumerian script.
The Ancient Egypt Film Site

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

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

http://www.globalegyptianmuseum.org/
Includes 6,600 objects from 10 European collections, with extensive documentation and color photography.
The Shaft, the Subway and the Causeway

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

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

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

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

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