- Americans in the Egyptian Army: Ismail's Bold Experiment
Recognizes 50 American officers who served in the Egyptian Army during the 1870s.
home.earthlink.net/~atomic_rom/egypt.htm
- St. Catherine Monastery
Explores the structures and art of the monastery on Mount Sinai in Egypt.
www.geographia.com/egypt/sinai/stcatherine.html
- Expedition to Dahshur North
Contains the reports and some photos of excavations at Dashur from spring 1996 to spring 1999.
www.waseda.ac.jp/projects/egypt/sites/Dhshr-E.html
- Egyptian Women in Ptolemaic and Roman Egypt: The Economic and Legal Activities of Women in Demotic Texts
Dissertation proposal.
www-oi.uchicago.edu/OI/DEPT/RA/OBRIEN_DISSPROP_TEXT.HTML
- Wikipedia:Pharaoh
User-edited article about Pharaohs, the ancient Egypt name for the office of kingship.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pharaohs
- 3D Unveils the Mystery of the Great Pyramid
Architect Jean-Pierre Houdin reveals his theory on the construction of the pyramid of Khufu in Egypt. Relive the Great Pyramid construction project in real-time 3D.
khufu.3ds.com/introduction
- Sultan Hassan Mosque & Madrasa
Offers history and photos of the building constructed for Sultan Hassan bin Mohammad bin Qala'oun in 1256 AD.
touregypt.net/hassanmosque.htm
- Queens of Egypt, The
Discusses the women who became Pharaohs of Egypt, despite the highly patriarchal society.
www.touregypt.net/magazine/mag02012001/magf1.htm
- Egyptology: Women in Ancient Egypt
Essay details the lives of women in Ancient Egypt, from art and beauty to writing, education, and careers.
www.thekeep.org/~kunoichi/kunoichi/themestream/women_egypt.html
- Engineering the Pyramids
Read how Professor Michel Barsoum and his colleagues found scientific evidence that parts of the Great Pyramids of Giza were built using an early form of concrete.
www.materials.drexel.edu/Pyramids
- Sphinx and Pyramids
Collection of Dr. Zahi Hawass's articles about the Pyramids and their builders. Find updates on the Sphinx and Pyramid restoration projects as well.
guardians.net/hawass/sphinx-pyramid-main.htm
- Female Figures in Ancient Egypt
Images of women that illustrate sexuality, fertility, and religion.
www.umich.edu/~kelseydb/Exhibits/WomenandGender/female.im.html
- Pharaohs of the Sun: Akhenaten, Nefertiti, Tutankhamen
Online version of the exhibit at the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston.
www.mfa.org/egypt/amarna
- Pharaoh Heaven: General Ancient Egyptian History
Discusses the dynasties and the Pharoahs within them.
pharaoh.heavengames.com/egypt/history/genhist/d3.shtml
- Duke Papyrus Archive: Women and Children
Provides images and text of papyri in the Duke University collection written by or addressed to women, or otherwise relating to women and children.
scriptorium.lib.duke.edu/papyrus/texts/women.html
- American Institute of Pyramidology
Focuses its studies on the Great Pyramid of Egypt. Learn about the membership and the pyramid studies.
www.greatpyramid.org
- How the Egyptians Built the Pyramids
Interesting theory on the use of counterweights to lift heavy stones. Includes several pictures and drawings to support the theory.
www.library.cornell.edu/colldev/mideast/koslow.htm
- Ancient Egyptian Pottery
Includes information, pictures, and history of Egyptian pottery and ceramic arts.
www.2020site.org/egypt
- Spendors of Egypt
Selection of artifacts from the 2,800-year rule of the pharaohs.
www2.sptimes.com/Egypt
- PBS: Secrets of the Pharaohs
Interactive guide to Egypt's rich past, with maps, a 3D model of Khufu's pyramid, and timeline of the Pharoahs from 4400 BCE to the 1st century CE.
www.pbs.org/pharaohs
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