Ancient
Egypt 
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Books 932 and 913 are the Dewey Decimal numbers for Ancient Egypt 909 is where general books on ancient civilizations are located. Look for books under you specific topic using the library catalog by
doing keyword search. Looking for ancient Egypt would be ancient
AND egypt. Magazines "National Geographic Magazine" - remember to use the index in the reference section. Look for specific topics in "Calliope" and "Kids Discover" magazines
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Mr.Dowling's Ancient Egypt - easy to read but lately very
commercial This site was created by a British primary school. The pictures are
the links and there is even a hieroglyphic name generator that is kind
of fun. The Egyptian Museum in Cairo and its links Explore life in Ancient Egypt through the collection of the British
museum - home of the Rosetta Stone. The Ancient Egyptian collection from the Carnegie Museum of Natural
History The Boston Museum of Fine Arts Ancient Egypt site has lots of links. Mysteries of Ancient Egypt page from the Canadian Museum of Civilization This commercial site is full of pop-ups and adds but has some interesting
links The Rosetta Stone from the British Museum The Rosetta Stone from Cleveland Mueum
of Art The NOVA site for hieroglyphics,how the
Egyptians were able to build their obelisks
and pyramids Pictures but no text of the step pyramid at Zozer. This well-organized page on King Tut was
created by the Canadian Museum of Civilization. Egyptian calendars and clocks This National Geographic site contains the 1923 article that covered
the actual opening of King Tut's tomb. You can also maneauver to a site
that will allow you to enter a word or phrase and have it translated
into hieroglyphics. If you have Quicktime or Realplayer, you can actually
link to a video of the opening of the tomb. Mummies from the Smithsonian This easy to understand University of Michigan site contains information
about mummies, hieroglyphics, a dateline and a glossary. |