Ancient Egypt

The Enigma of Tomb KV55

Perhaps the most controversial find ever made in the Valley of the Kings was tomb KV55. This tomb was discovered on the 3rd of January 1907 by Edward Ayrton. The tomb contained a number of Amarna objects. These included a large gilded shrine, originally prepared by Akhenaten for the Akhetaten burial of his mother Tiye....

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Macedonia FAQ: Bucephalus

Contians Bronze statue of Alexander on Bucephalus Museo Nazionale di Villa Guilia, Rome, Italy...

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Guardian's Web - Main Gate

Guardian's Web - Main Gate is a website that covers ancient Egypt, from its history and culture to its monuments and artifacts. The website was created in 1995 by Andrew Bayuk, and it has been one of the most popular and comprehensive websites about ancient Egypt ever since. The Main Gate page of Guardian's Web is a great place to start for anyone ...

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Nubia: The Land Upriver

The Rise of Kush Power Vacuum in Nubia. The Egyptian New Kingdom came to an end in ca. 1070 BC. The succeeding royal government of the Twenty-first Dynasty (ruling from Tanis) abandoned all claim to Nubia, apparently creating a power vacuum there that lasted over 400 years. Since no textual records or cemeteries have been detected in Nubia for ...

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Mummies of Ancient Egypt

A project of the Cultural Heritage Initiative for Community Outreach at the University of Michigan School of Information....

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Ancient Scripts

Gives an introduction to writing systems...

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Four Sons Of Horus

The Four Sons of Horus were traditionally the guardians of the internal organs of the deceased. Each was associated with a particular organ, and also with a different cardinal point on the compass....

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Michael C. Carlos Museum

On the campus of Emory University. Collections include mummies and other artifacts from ancient Egypt...

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Alexandria -- Related links

WWW Links Related to Alexandria. The Library of Alexandria The Decline of the Library and the Mouseion (technical paper) Hypatia of Alexandria (at cosmopolis.com) Hypatia of Alexandria (book review) The Mysterious Fate of the Great Library of Alexandria The Library of Alexandria (technical paper) The New Bibliotheca Alexandrina Bibliotheca Al...

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