Ancient Egypt
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Tel er-Rub'a
http://www.sfu.ca/archaeology/dept/fac_bio/dandrea/teleruba.htm
Large tel complex located about 100 km northeast of Cairo in the eastern Nile Delta.
The Ancient Egypt Site
The history, language and culture of Ancient Egypt, by Egyptologist Jacques Kinnaer.
Aspects of Life in Ancient Egypt
http://nefertiti.iwebland.com/timelines/topics/
Descriptions of daily life, material culture, social and political institutions, economy and geography of pharaonic Egypt
Life in Ancient Egypt
http://www.carnegiemuseums.org/cmnh/exhibits/egypt/
Examination of everyday life in ancient Egypt through artifacts on display at the Carnegie Museum of Natural History.
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.
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.
Date converter for Ancient Egypt
http://www.egyptian-chronology.netfirms.com/
A scientific tool for converting calendar dates mentioned in Greek and Demotic Papyri from Egypt into Julian dates.
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.
Fruitful Seasons
http://weekly.ahram.org.eg/2002/613/hr2.htm
From Al-Ahram Weekly, excavations at Karnak Temple complex have been focusing on areas hitherto little explored, with rewarding results.
Dig Days: Hidden treasures on view
http://weekly.ahram.org.eg/2003/621/he2.htm
From Al-Ahram Weekly, can you imagine that an Ancient Egyptian physician once fitted a patient with a prosthetic toe?
Famous Lives
http://weekly.ahram.org.eg/2003/622/he2.htm
From Al-Ahram Weekly, Saqqara tomb of a scribe in Akhenaten's reign and a colossal statue of one of Ramses II's wives at Zagazig have shed more light on two famous Pharaohs.
The Global Egyptian Museum
http://www.GlobalEgyptianMuseum.com
Includes 6,600 objects from 10 European collections, with extensive documentation and color photography.
Saqqara
http://www.let.leidenuniv.nl/saqqara/
The Leiden Excavations in the New Kingdom necropolis at Saqqara, Egypt.
The battle for the Rosetta Stone
http://news.independent.co.uk/uk/this_britain/story.jsp?story=426976
From The Independent, Egypt's leading archaeologist has demanded the return of the Rosetta Stone.
Ancient Egyptian Priest Settlement Uncovered
http://www.abc.net.au/science/news/stories/s901864.htm
From Discovery News, 2,000-year-old priest settlement in southern Egypt has been discovered by Egyptian and German archaeologists.
Elkab's Hidden Treasure
http://weekly.ahram.org.eg/2003/649/he1.htm
From Al-Ahram, a 17th dynasty inscription found three months ago in Upper Egypt uncovered a critical and previously unknown Kushite attack on Egypt.



