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The History of Ancient Egypt - Illustrated overviews of medicine, furnishings, hairstyles & daily life, astrology, mummification, religion and Egyptian dieties, historic timelines, important rulers and dynasties, with bibliography, related references and resources.

BBC History - Egyptians - Multimedia presentation including image & photo galleries of ancient Egyptian gods, the treasures of King Tut, sacred animals in art & sculpture, related timelines, interactive games, message board.

The British Museum - Ancient Egypt - An exploration of the period through the museum's vast holdings including a look at gods & goddesses, pharoahs, temples and the pyramids, wall paintings & hieroglyphics, timekeeping, daily life.

Art of Ancient Egypt - Illustrated hyperlinked Wikipedia overview of Egyptian painting, sculpture, crafts and architecture from 5000 BCE to 300 BCE with related references and resources.

Egypt Pyramids - Facts, Photos, Diagrams - Interactive National Geographic exploration of their building & construction at major sites in Cairo, Giza, Saqqara, Dahshur and Maidum with related timeline, maps, images & digital reconstructions.

Egyptian Civilization - Daily Life - Information on fashion, clothing & jewelry through the Old, Middle and New Kingdoms along an overview of women and the Egyptian household, developments in trade & building crafts, shipbuilding & transportation, with related resources, and illustrated with photos of wall paintings & ancient artifacts.

Virtual Egypt - Kid-friendly hodge-podge of photos & video clips, hieroglyphics tutorial and interactive "translator", a directory of related sites featuring virtual tours, a guide to Eygptian gods and pharaohs, with current news headines on Egyptian archeology.

The Ancient Egypt Film Site - Pop culture survey of major Hollywood & minor films by category incuding mummy, Cleopatra, animated and biblical.

Ancient Egyptian Costume History - History, illustrations and how to's on eye makeup and hairstyles, basic pattern guidelines and costume instructions, coloring pages.

also see -> King Tut Exhibit on Tour | Egyptian Museum for Beginners

Egypt Travel & Tourist Attractiions | Aswan Travel Guide