Web Directory

» A Philosophy of Colours
   From Al-Ahram Weekly, Alexandria's state-of-the-art and long-awaited National Museum is open.
   http://weekly.ahram.org.eg/2003/662/heritage.htm

» Abydos
   Important centre in the Naqada and Early Dynastic Periods. Includes information, maps and photographs of a range of artifacts.
   http://www.digitalegypt.ucl.ac.uk/abydos/index.html

» Amarna Project
   Provides an overview, a guidebook, a model of the city, current research, and preservation of ancient Akhetaten. Illustrated with maps, diagrams, and color photos.
   http://www.amarnaproject.com/

» Ancient Egypt: History and Chronology
   Dariusz Sitek provides much information on the prehistory, chronology, timelines, sources, genealogy, tombs and pyramids of Egypt.
   http://narmer.us/

» Antiquities for Sale
   From Al-Ahram Weekly, Christie's and Sotheby's are just two of the most famous halls where antiquities are auctioned off every day.
   http://weekly.ahram.org.eg/2003/664/he3.htm

» ArchBase
   A site for archaeological databases.
   http://www.archbase.org/

» BBC News Online: Library of Alexandria Discovered
   Dr David Whitehouse reports that archaeologists have found what they believe to be the site of the fabled Library of Alexandria, often described as the world's first major seat of learning.
   http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/3707641.stm

» Badari
   Settlement in Middle Egypt. Includes information and photographs of a range of artifacts found in the many tombs.
   http://www.digitalegypt.ucl.ac.uk/badari/index.html

» Bir Umm Fawakhir
   Insights into ancient gold mining community in the central Eastern Desert of Egypt.
   http://www.tms.org/pubs/journals/JOM/9703/Meyer-9703.html

» Bradshaw Foundation: The Pyramids of Egypt
   Nabil Swelim provides a number of articles on the pyramids and how they were built.
   http://www.bradshawfoundation.com/pyramids_of_egypt/

» 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

» Crock of Byzantine Gold Found at Abu Sir
   Arabic News reports that an Hungarian archaeological team in Abu Sir, west Alexandria, unearthed five gold coins and a gold bracelet dating back to the Byzantine age, 4th century CE.
   http://www.arabicnews.com/ansub/Daily/Day/030307/2003030724.html

» Egypt Exploration Society: Research
   Provides reports on various projects including a survey of Memphis and the Delta Survey.
   http://www.ees.ac.uk/research/index.html

» Egyptian Stonehenge
   From NASA, the site, known as Nabta, is between 6,000 and 6,500 years old, or about 1,000 years older than Stonehenge.
   http://sunearthday.nasa.gov/2005/locations/egypt_stone.htm

» Egyptians Arrested in Mummy Plot
   From the Capital-Journal, a senior Egyptian official and six other government employees have been arrested for trying to sell a mummy to an undercover officer, police said Friday
   http://www.cjonline.com/stories/110103/pag_egyptians.shtml

» 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/

» Elkab
   Important settlement and cemetery site in Upper Egypt. Includes information and photographs of some artifacts.
   http://www.digitalegypt.ucl.ac.uk/elkab/index.html

» Eternal Egypt
   Egypt's government and major museums collaborate with IBM to present high-resolution views of artifacts, interactive maps and timelines, and a collection of articles.
   http://www.eternalegypt.org/

» Excavations at Amheida
   The Columbia University digging of a settlement in the Dakhleh Oasis from the 3rd millennium BCE Old Kingdom to the 6th century CE early Christian period. Student information, maps, reports and bibliography.
   http://www.amheida.org/

» Gateway to Ancient Egypt
   Ancient Egyptian history, including the various dynasties and their pharaohs, religious and funerary beliefs, gods, pyramids, temples, tombs and photos.
   http://gtae.users.btopenworld.com/

» Giza Archives Project
   Provides integrated, online access to the excavations of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, and Harvard University. Includes panoramic views, archives, and a database.
   http://www.gizapyramids.org/

» 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/

» Gurob
   Important town with palace, town and necropolis at the entrance to the Fayum. Includes information, maps and photographs of a range of artifacts and tombs.
   http://www.digitalegypt.ucl.ac.uk/gurob/index.html

» Hierakonpolis
   Cemeteries and settlement site, of prime importance in the Pre- and Early Dynastic Period. Includes information, maps, plans and photographs of artifacts.
   http://www.digitalegypt.ucl.ac.uk/hierakonpolis/index.html

» How to Build a Pyramid
   Article by Bob Brier describing the external ramp and crane theories for the construction of the Giza Pyramid, and putting forward a new internal ramp theory, as presented by Jean-Pierre Houdin.
   http://www.archaeology.org/0705/etc/pyramid.html

» In Egyptian Desert, Cells of Earliest Monks
   The International Herald Tribune reports on the discovery of 4th-century monastic cells at St. Anthony's Monastery.
   http://www.iht.com/articles/2005/09/27/news/journal.php

» KV-10 - Amenmesse Project
   Report on excavations in KV-10, the tomb of Amenmesse, with background and history, season summaries, a diagram of the tomb, and color photos.
   http://www.kv-10.com/

» Karanis: An Egyptian Town in Roman Times
   Discoveries of the excavation by the University of Michigan (1924-1935) of this village that existed from the mid-3rd century BCE to the end of the 5th century CE.
   http://www.umich.edu/~kelseydb/Exhibits/Karanis83/KaranisExcavation/KaranisExcavation.html

» Koptos
   Koptos was an important place since at least the Early Dynastic Period. Includes information, map and photographs of a range of artifacts.
   http://www.digitalegypt.ucl.ac.uk/koptos/index.html

» Memphis
   Administrative centre of Egypt in the Old Kingdom, much of the New Kingdom, and the Late Period. Includes information and photographs of a range of artifacts.
   http://www.digitalegypt.ucl.ac.uk/memphis/index.html

» Meydum
   Meydum is the site of a cemetery from the beginning of the Fourth Dynasty and also the first "true" pyramid. Includes a map, information and photographs of a range of artifacts.
   http://www.digitalegypt.ucl.ac.uk/meydum/index.html

» Naqada
   Settlement and cemeteries, including the ancient town, Nubt. Includes information, maps and photographs.
   http://www.digitalegypt.ucl.ac.uk/naqada/index.html

» North Kharga Oasis Survey
   Maps, color photos, descriptions of the archaeological sites, and annual fieldwork reports of the North Kharga Oasis Survey (NKOS), a project of the American University in Cairo and Cambridge University.
   http://www.rakm.co.uk/kharga/home.html

» 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

» Oxyrhynchus Papyri Project
   Excavated in Egypt in the early 1900s, these papyri have restored to us lost Greek texts. Oxford University provides an online exhibition, conference proceedings, photographs and published volumes.
   http://www.papyrology.ox.ac.uk/

» 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

» Qau
   A series of cemeteries near the modern village of Qau. Includes information and photographs of a range of artifacts.
   http://www.digitalegypt.ucl.ac.uk/qau/index.html

» Raising Alexandria
   In the waters off-shore, archaeologists are discovering fabled remains, from the site of Cleopatra's palace to the Pharos, the lighthouse that was one of the Seven Wonders of the World; from Smithsonian Magazine (April 2007).
   http://www.smithsonianmagazine.com/issues/2007/april/alexandria.php

» Saqqara Online
   Official website of the Leiden Excavations in the New Kingdom necropolis at Saqqara in Egypt, a joint project of the National Museum of Antiquities at Leiden, the Netherlands, and Leiden University. Includes history, a timeline, photos, and a map.
   http://www.let.leidenuniv.nl/saqqara/

» Secrets of the Lost Tomb
   Discovery of a large tomb complex by Kent Weeks.
   http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,1101950529-134211,00.html

» Sedment
   A collection of cemeteries south of the Fayum. Includes maps, information and photographs of a range of artifacts.
   http://www.digitalegypt.ucl.ac.uk/sedment/index.html

» Survey and Excavation Projects in Egypt
   Provides news, updates, dig information, and satellite imaging of projects of the Department of Near and Middle Eastern Civilizations, University of Toronto.
   http://www.deltasinai.com/

» Tarkhan
   Tarkhan is one of the most important cemeteries from the time of state formation (about 3000 BC), with over 200 tombs. Includes information, map and photographs of a range of artifacts.
   http://www.digitalegypt.ucl.ac.uk/tarkhan/index.html

» The Antiquity of Man
   A comprehensive academic website covering the Predynastic and Early Dynastic Periods of Egypt, hominid evolution, and exposing the vacuum of pseudoscience. Includes: summaries of current academic thinking, research projects and debates.
   http://www.antiquityofman.com/

» The Berenike Project
   History and reports on the excavations at the site and the survey of the Egyptian Eastern Desert, from 1994 to the present.
   http://www.archbase.com/berenike/english1.html

» The Bir Umm Fawakhir Project
   Oriental Institute at the University of Chicago survey of a 5th-7th century site in Egypt.
   http://oi.uchicago.edu/research/projects/faw/

» 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

» The Eastern Desert Ware Pages
   Eastern Desert Ware (EDW) refers to a rather recently identified corpus of relatively small, hand-made vessels with a remarkable surface treatment, mostly dating from the 4th-6th centuries AD and found in the Eastern Desert, between the Nile and the Red S
   http://www.barnard.nl/EDWdata/index.html

» The Epigraphic Survey
   Oriental Institute at University of Chicago survey of Luxor directed by W. Raymond Johnson.
   http://oi.uchicago.edu/research/projects/epi/

» 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://oi.uchicago.edu/OI/PROJ/GIZ/Giza.html

» 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://oi.uchicago.edu/research/projects/des/

» The Ramesseum, Thebes
   Provides a history of the mortuary temple of Pharaoh Ramesses II, its description, including a floorplan, its function and exploration. [French and English]
   http://heritage-key.com/site/ramesseum-thebes

» The Saqqara Risk Map Experience
   A cooperative project between the Egyptian and Italian governments was reported at a Cairo workshop held in October 2003. Provides details of the archaeological site, provides a progress report, and includes a bibliography and list of links.
   http://www.saqqarariskmap.org/

» 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 re
   http://www.thebanmappingproject.com/

» 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.ac.uk/egypt/tt99/

» The University of Arizona Egyptian Expedition
   Research in the Valley of the Kings.
   http://web.arizona.edu/~egypt/

» The Weights and Measures of Ancient Egypt
   Illustrated article by Jimmy Dunn.
   http://www.touregypt.net/featurestories/measures.htm

» Thebes
   Important town from the New Kingdom onwards. Includes maps, information and photographs of a range of artifacts.
   http://www.digitalegypt.ucl.ac.uk/thebes/index.html

» Tombs of the Unknown Workers
   Discovery of the tombs of the pyramid builders.
   http://www.cnn.com/WORLD/9608/11/egypt.pyramids/index.html

» Topographical and Petrological Survey of Ancient Egyptian Quarries
   Features a methodology paper by James A. Harrell and V. Max Brown, University of Toledo. Includes photos and maps.
   http://www.eeescience.utoledo.edu/Faculty/Harrell/Egypt/Quarries/Quarries_Menu.html

» Unique Egyptian Temple Complex
   Five temples uncovered in the eastern Nile Delta.
   http://cat.he.net/~archaeol/0003/newsbriefs/egypt.html

» Valley of the Kings Foundation
   Offers news about the Amarna Royal Tombs Project and an overview of the Foundation's work.
   http://www.valleyofthekings.org/

» 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.museum.manchester.ac.uk/collection/ancientegypt/virtualkahun/

» 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.jp/prj-egypt/index-E.html