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Ancient Egyptian history, including the various dynasties and their pharaohs, religious and
funerary beliefs, gods, pyramids, temples, tombs and photos.
http://www.gatewaytoancientegypt.co.uk
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Secrets of the Lost Tomb
Discovery of a large tomb complex by Kent Weeks.
http://www.time.com/time/archive/preview/from_search/0,10987,1101950529-134211,00.html
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Egypt Exploration Society Fieldwork
Reports on Memphis, El-Amarna, Qasr Ibrim, Sais and the Delta Survey.
http://www.ees.ac.uk/fieldwork/fieldintro.htm
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The Theban Mapping Project
A comprehensive archaeological database of Thebes. Visit each tomb in the Valley of the Kings
through the interactive atlas with plans, descriptions, images and movies. Articles on the history
of Thebes, tomb development and decoration. Staff, progress reports and publications.
http://www.thebanmappingproject.com/
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Virtual Kahun
Joint project between Manchester Museum and Petrie Museum of Egyptian Archaeology. Visitors have
the chance to explore pyramid builders' town in virtual reality and to search the collections.
http://www.kahun.man.ac.uk/
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Lost City
This article from Discover describes achaeologist Mark Lehner's search for the settlement of the
pyramid builders.
http://www.discover.com/oct_01/featlost.html
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Valley of the Kings
An interactive picture tour via sensitive map, from Museum Tours.
http://www.atours.com/
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Oldest Astronomical Megalith Alignment
The University of Colorado declares an assembly of huge stone slabs at Nabta, 6,500 to 6,000 years
old, to be the oldest known astronomical alignment of megaliths in the world.
http://www.colorado.edu/PublicRelations/NewsReleases/1998/Oldest_Astronomical_Megalith_A.html
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Egyptians Find Tomb of Ancient God Osiris
Sinking water levels reveal a symbolic sarcophagus of the god Osiris.
http://abcnews.go.com/sections/science/DailyNews/osiris000216.html
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Unique Egyptian Temple Complex
Five temples uncovered in the eastern Nile Delta.
http://www.he.net/~archaeol/0003/newsbriefs/egypt.html
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Archaeological Discovery in Abydos
Report on several lectures given at the Eighth International Congress of Egyptologists.
http://www.uk.sis.gov.eg/online/html2/o010420e.htm
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Dig Offers a Rare Peek at 'Pre-Dynastic' Egypt
Temple found from 300 years before Narmer unified Egypt.
http://washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A26883-2000Apr16.html
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Great Pyramid Builder Worshipped Long After Death
Middle East Times reports that Sakuji Yoshimura from Japan's Waseda University has found evidence
in Saqqara that a cult grew up around King Cheops.
http://www.metimes.com/2K1/issue2001-39/cultent/great_pyramid_builder.htm
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Cleopatra's Palace Found
Obscured by murky water for more than 1,500 years, remains of the ancient capital of the Ptolemies
have been found in Egypt's Port of Alexandria, reports Archaeology.
http://www.archaeology.org/9703/newsbriefs/alexandria.html
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Pedestals of Road of Rams Statues Found
Discovery reveals a road linking the temples of Thebes.
http://www.arabicnews.com/ansub/Daily/Day/000404/2000040483.html
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Hatshepsut, First Pharaoh to Build Tomb in Kings Valley
Fresh discoveries made in the Valley of the Kings.
http://www.uk.sis.gov.eg/online/html2/o020420a.htm
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Waseda University Egyptian Expedition
Detailed reports on excavations at Dashur North, Malqata, tomb of Amenophis III, the Theban
Necropolis, Abusir South, the Khufu Boat and al-Fustat. The pyramids survey at Giza.
http://www.waseda.ac.jp/projects/egypt/index-E.html
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The Discovery of the Tombs of the Pyramid Builders at Giza
An illustrated article by Dr. Zahi Hawass on the tombs of artisans and administrators who worked on
the Giza pyramid complexes.
http://guardians.net/hawass/buildtomb.htm
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Ancient Cities Reported Found Under Sea Off Egypt
Underwater excavations of the cities of Menouthif and Herakleion.
http://newsnet.reuters.com/cgi-bin/basketview.cgi?b=rcom:science&s=nL03469301
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Tomb of Ramesses II and Remains of his Funerary Treasure
Its director Christian Leblanc describes the Franco-Egyptian mission started in 1991 to clear the
tomb of Ramses the Great. Includes a plan and photographs.
http://ourworld.compuserve.com/homepages/gerard_Flament/ramstomb.htm
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Egyptologists Stumble Upon Huge Ramses II Statue
An incomplete statue depicts Ramses with a sun god.
http://www.cnn.com/TECH/9608/05/egypt.statue/
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The University of Arizona Egyptian Expedition
Research in the Valley of the Kings.
http://w3.arizona.edu/~egypt/
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Tombs of the Unknown Workers
Discovery of the tombs of the pyramid builders.
http://cnn.com/WORLD/9608/11/egypt.pyramids/index.html
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Pharaonic Tomb Unearthed in Bahariya Oasis
Twenty-seven hundred year old tomb discovered.
http://www.uk.sis.gov.eg/online/html2/o030420a.htm
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The Tomb of Senneferi
Nigel Strudwick of Cambridge University describes his excavation at Theban Tomb 99, Luxor.
Location, Senneferi and his family, history, architecture, wall paintings, dig diaries,
publications. Includes plans, photographs and Quicktime VR movies.
http://www.newton.cam.ac.uk/egypt/tt99/
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Bir Umm Fawakhir
Ancient Egyptian gold mining site.
http://www.tms.org/pubs/journals/JOM/9703/Meyer-9703.html
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Giza Pyramids: Follow the Excavation
Information about the 1997 excavation work at the Giza pyramids by Mark Lehner, from Nova Online.
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/pyramid/excavation/
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The Luxor-Farshut Desert Road Project
(Oriental Institute at the University of Chicago) Survey of a desert site which has revealed
various ancient graffiti.
http://www-oi.uchicago.edu/OI/PROJ/DES/Desert_Road.html
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The Epigraphic Survey
Oriental Institute at University of Chicago survey of Luxor directed by W. Raymond Johnson.
http://www-oi.uchicago.edu/OI/PROJ/EPI/Epigraphic.html
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Ancient Egyptian Quarries
Detailed information about known ancient Egyptian quarries from the Institute for Archaeological
Geology at the University of Toledo.
http://www.geology.utoledo.edu/research/archaeology/quarry.html
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The Giza Plateau Mapping Project
Research on the geology and topography of the Giza plateau, construction and function of the
Sphinx, Great Pyramids, associated tombs and temples, and the Old Kingdom town in the vicinity.
http://www-oi.uchicago.edu/OI/PROJ/GIZ/Giza.html
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The Bir Umm Fawakhir Survey
Oriental Institute at the University of Chicago survey of a 5th-7th century site in Egypt.
http://www-oi.uchicago.edu/OI/PROJ/FAW/Fawakhir.html
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The Tomb of Harwa
Developments in the excavation of this 25th dynasty tomb.
http://www.harwa.org/
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