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University College London

Univ. College London: Digital Egypt: Burial Customs Late Old Kingdom to 12th Dyn

For Students 9th - 10th
Burial customs change from above ground mastabas to underground burial chambers in the late Old Kingdom. Click on the pictures to see the many kinds of objects found in these chambers. Some commentary, but lots of pictures and hyperlinks...
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Museum of Un Natural Mystery: Making Mummies

For Students 9th - 10th
The author provides an easy-to-understand overview of how bodies were mummified by the Egyptians. He also discusses grave robbing through the centuries and what scientists have been able to learn about ancient Egypt by studying mummies....
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Penn Museum

Penn Museum: A New Look at an Ancient Culture: Egypt

For Students 9th - 10th
Students can take a virtual tour of a collection of Egyptian artifacts, visit the sites of numerous archaeological expeditions, and learn a tremendous amount about the complex gods and goddesses of the Egyptian religion.
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PBS

Wnet: Thirteen: This Just In! Nile Network News Update

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Site offers interdisciplinary lesson plans on Ancient Egypt.Young scholars will thoroughly research many aspects of life in Ancient Egypt. Lessons will culminate with students presenting their research findings using, a T.V News Show...
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PBS

Nova Online Adventures: Pyramids, the Inside Story

For Students 6th - 8th
Use this site to explore the pyramids of Egypt and to learn how they were built and why.
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University of Michigan

Univerisity of Michigan: A Taste of the Ancient World: Pharonic Egypt

For Students 9th - 10th
Pictures of artifacts showing the importance of food and food offerings in Egyptian tombs. Provision for the afterlife was paramount.
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Curated OER

Image of a Decorated Mummy Case for a Egyptian Priest

For Students 9th - 10th
Online resource for anyone teaching or studying mummies. The very detailed information presents a wealth of history and background information about the mummies while also exploring their presence around the world.
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Smithsonian Institution

Chant Avedissian: A Contemporary Artist of Egypt

For Students 9th - 10th
When we think of Egypt we typically think of ancient mummies and hieroglyphics. This contemporary artists mixes both the ancient art of Egypt with modern everyday life. See his work and the symbols he likes to use.
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Website
Other

Egypt Art: Mythology Gallery Directory

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This site is a personal site that chronicles Egyptian gods and goddesses, myths, battles, and legends which are discussed here in text that is easily understood. There is also a section on The Book of the Dead, a Glossary of Egyptian...
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Curated OER

The Museum of Un Natural Mystery: Making Mummies

For Students 9th - 10th
The author provides an easy to understand overview of how bodies were mummified by the Egyptians. He also discusses grave robbing through the centuries and what scientists have been able to learn about ancient Egypt by studying mummies.
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Graphic
Curated OER

The Museum of Un Natural Mystery: Making Mummies

For Students 9th - 10th
The author provides an easy to understand overview of how bodies were mummified by the Egyptians. He also discusses grave robbing through the centuries and what scientists have been able to learn about ancient Egypt by studying mummies.
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Curated OER

Eternal Egypt: Mummy of Ramesses the Ninth

For Students 9th - 10th
Ramesses the Ninth was probably a grandson of Ramesses the Third. He ruled for nineteen years approximately, died at the age of 50 and was succeeded by Ramesses the Tenth.
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Eternal Egypt: Mummy of Ramesses the Third

For Students 9th - 10th
The pharaoh Ramesses the Third is considered to have been the last great king of the New Kingdom. He was not the son of Ramesses the Second; his father was Seth-nakhte, the founder of the Twentieth Dynasty. He was a great admirer of his...
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Eternal Egypt: Mummy of Ramesses the Fourth

For Students 9th - 10th
Ramesses the Fourth was the eldest son of Ramesses the Third. He succeeded his father after having saved the throne from his father's murders and punished the conspirators. Originally, he was buried in tomb KV 2 in the Valley of the...
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University of Illinois

University of Illinois: Spurlock Museum: Egyptian Mummification

For Students 9th - 10th
A virtual exhibition on Egyptian mummification. Covers the history through different periods of Egypt's history, the rituals, artifacts found with mummies, sources of information about mummification, the materials that were used, and the...
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Curated OER

Eternal Egypt: Mummy Shroud

For Students 9th - 10th
The final procedure necessary to complete the mummification process was the careful bandaging of the body with linen bandages.
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Eternal Egypt: Mummy of Maat Ka Re

For Students 9th - 10th
Maat-ka-re was the daughter of the high priest Pennedjem the first, who seems to have given her the birth name of Queen Hatshepsut. Maat-ka-re held the position of "God's Wife of Amun," so she was considered to be the female head of the...
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Eternal Egypt: Mummy of Pennedjem the Second

For Students 9th - 10th
Pennedjem the Second held the position of "High Priest of Amun" during the Twenty-First Dynasty. He had two wives and his son Psusennes the Second was the last king of this dynasty.
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Eternal Egypt: Gold Cover of Psusennes' Mummy

For Students 9th - 10th
This gold sheet covered the mummy of King Psusennes the First, who lived during the Twenty-First Dynasty. The upper part of the cover, corresponding to the torso, is decorated with two hands holding the insignia of the god Osiris: the...
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Eternal Egypt: Statue of Geb as a Mummy

For Students 9th - 10th
The gilded wooden statue depicts Geb, the god of earth and agriculture. He is portrayed in the form of a mummy, with his body completely enveloped in a cloak and his arms crossed on his chest.
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Eternal Egypt: Statue of Hapi as a Mummy

For Students 9th - 10th
The gilded wooden statue depicts Hapi, the god of the Nile. He is usually portrayed as a fat bearded man with heavy breasts, but this statue depicts him in the form of a mummy.
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Eternal Egypt: Statue of Osiris as a Mummy

For Students 9th - 10th
A statue of the god Osiris represented as a mummy. He is wearing a long tight garment, and is crowned with the Atef crown, and has the royal cobra (uraeus) on his forehead. His features are clearly defined.
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Eternal Egypt: Plaster Mummy Portrait Mask

For Students 9th - 10th
Portraits of the deceased were painted onto plaster masks such as this one. The masks were shaped in molds, allowed to dry, painted and gilded, and then placed on the reclining mummy.
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Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Clip Art Etc: Head of Mummy of Ramses Ii

For Students 9th - 10th
The mummy was discovered in 1881, in an underground chamber near the site of Thebes. With it were the coffins and bodies of more than a score of royal personages. They had all been taken from their tombs and placed in the vault to...

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