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Mummy Masks - Faces Of The Dead

Masks were a very important aspect of Ancient Egyptian burials. In common with the anthropoid coffin they provided the dead with a face in the afterlife. In addition they also enabled the spirit to recognise the body....

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Ancient Sudan/Nubia Site Map

Oriental Institute, University of Chicago. This first installment of the Oriental Institute Map Series presents seven Site Maps covering the ancient Near East (Egypt, Sudan, The Levant, Syria, Turkey, Iraq, and Iran), locating primary archaeological sites, modern cities, and river courses set against a plain background. They enlarge to 300 dpi....

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Map of Trade Routes and Empires

Map of Trade Routes and great empires of the 1st Century AD....

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The Giza Plateau.

"From atop these pyramids, forty centuries look down upon you." -- Napoleon Bonaparte to his soldiers before the Battle of Giza, 1798 When Khufu, perhaps better known by his Greek name, Cheops, became king of Egypt after the death of Sneferu, there was no convenient space remaining at Dahshur, where Sneferu was buried, for Khufu's own pyramid com...

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The Sphinx

The Sphinx of Giza is a symbol that has represented the essence of Egypt for thousands of years. Even with all of the pictures that we see of the Sphinx, nothing can really prepare you for the time that you finally see the Sphinx with your own eyes. Here's a look at the Sphinx that will give you a hint of what you can expect to see if you visit Egy...

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Guardian's Giza - The Great Pyramid

The Great Pyramid The Pyramid of Khufu See a plan of the interior READ about the pyramid. After the Great Pyramid was initially sealed, it's original entrance was hidden and faced with smooth limestone. Because this blended in so well with the surrounding casing, the opening was invisible. Around 820 AD, Abdullah Al Mamun mobilized m...

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EGYPT - Sakkara

Tour Egypt - An Overview of Saqqara Proper in Egypt. Also see the Photographic Archive Series with high resolution photos. Oriental Institute, University of Chicago...

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EGYPT - Tutankhamun Statue

Photographic Archive Series with high resolution photos. Oriental Institute, University of Chicago....

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Thebes Photographic Project

Photographic Archive Series (with high resolution photos) Oriental Institute, University of Chicago http://www-oi.uchicago.edu...

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Clickable Mummy

Welcome to the Clickable Mummy. Click on different parts of the Mummy to view interesting facts and information about the mummification process. The mummy shown here dates from the Roman Period. It has a distinctive painting inlaid into the head part, and is intricately bandaged and studded. The feet are molded in gold painted plaster, which is typ...

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