Discovery Education
Discovery Education: Who Killed the Iceman?
This website provides a lesson plan (grades 8-12) for a science class on the examination of two different mummies, one being the Iceman from the Alps who is believed to be 5,300 years old while the other is an Inca girl about 500 years...
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Johns Hopkins Archaeological Museum: Ancient Egyptian Faces
This is a blog for a course at Johns Hopkins University. In the course, students conduct research on and do a technical analysis of two Egyptian mummy portraits. The blog is filled with their comments, images, and links to articles and...
BBC
Bbc News: Iceman Mystery Solved
Find out what could likely be the birthplace and lifestyle of Oetzi, the 5,300-year-old mummy found in the Italian Alps in 1991.
University of Illinois
University of Illinois: Spurlock Museum: Egyptian Mummification
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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Cmc: Mysteries of Egypt: Tutankhamun
Site provides extensive information about King Tut, the boy king. Content includes a focus on King Tut's life and times, the cause of his death, his funeral, his tomb, his treasure, and the Mummy's Curse. Numerous photographs and a...
The British Museum
British Museum: Mummification
Do you want to see a mummy? Examine a mummy and its coffin, or see how bodies were mummified. Then you can play the game "The Underworld".
National Museums Liverpool
National Museums Liverpool: Escape From the Tomb
Unlock the mysteries of ancient Egypt while playing this learning game. Collect as many Egyptian artifacts as you can and avoid the mummy!
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Eternal Egypt: Mummy of Ramesses the Fifth
The mummy of Ramesses the Fifth was later found in the royal cache at Deir el-Bahari. The king's face was painted in red and his nostrils were filled with wax. The mummy shows evidence of smallpox.
DOGO Media
Dogo News: Mummified Monk Rests Inside Ancient Buddha Statue
Read the fascinating story of the discover of a 1,000 year old mummy of a monk hidden inside a Buddha statue. Includes video.
Mocomi & Anibrain Digital Technologies
Mocomi: Facts About Mummies and Mummification
Read about the ancient Egyptian practice of mummification and about some mysterious deaths and superstitious beliefs that have been associated with them.
Museum of Science
Miami Museum of Science: The Mummy's Tomb: Building a Better Pyramid
Explore the effect of insulation as you add it to a pyramid. This simulation shows you how much energy is required to cool the pyramid as you add more layers.
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Unmuseum: Virtual Exploration Museum: Howard Carter and the Curse of the Mummy
Find out about the initial excavation of King Tut's tomb and add up all those having some association with the excavation who died suddenly.
Stephen Byrne
History for Kids: The Mummy's Curse
Article for students with pictures about the mythical curse of the ancient Egyptian tombs and the actual dangerous bacteria found inside. Includes links to resources for teachers.
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Eternal Egypt: Mummy of a Falcon
The falcon is wrapped in the shape of a human mummy and represents the god Horus. The head is covered with a falcon-shaped mask. The falcon wears a wig and a pectoral, a large piece of jewelry that is worn on the chest.
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Eternal Egypt: Mummy of Meritamun
Queen Meritamun's mummy was buried in two cedarwood coffins and a cartonnage outer case, which is now damaged. Cartonnage is linen or papyrus held together by glue and molded into coffins.
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Eternal Egypt: Mummy of Nesi Khonsu
Nesi-Khonsu was the wife of the high priest Pennedjem the second and the daughter of his elder brother Smendes the second. Nesi-Khonsu died before her husband when she was fairly young. Her mummy is one of the best examples of...
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Eternal Egypt: Mummy of a Young Woman
Five pieces of cartonnage ornament the bandages of this mummy. The first piece forms the gilded mask. On the chest, a cartonnage pectoral is decorated with a scarab. On the abdomen, a protector goddess holds the two feathers of Maat.
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Eternal Egypt: Mummy of Seti the First
The mummy of Seti the First was buried in an elegant alabaster coffin in his tomb in the Valley of the Kings. It was later moved to the Deir el-Bahari cache.
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Eternal Egypt: Mummy of Djed Ptah Iuf Ankh
Djed-ptah-iuf-ankh held the position of "High Priest of Amun" during the Twenty-First Dynasty. The mummy is in very good condition and examination has shown that the king died at a very young age.
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Eternal Egypt: Mummy of Amenhotep the First
The mummy of Amenhotep the First was carefully wrapped in bandages and covered with a mask, which is still in place together with garlands of flowers.
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Eternal Egypt: Mummy of Ramesses the Second
The mummy of Ramesses the Second was among those found in the royal cache at Deir el-Bahari. It was completely covered with linen bandages that bear the king's name and epithets in hieratic script.
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Eternal Egypt: Mummy of Tuthmosis the Fourth
The mummy of King Tuthmosis the Fourth was rewrapped in its original bandages with the feet broken off, but not lost.
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Eternal Egypt: Mummy of Tuthmosis the Second
Mummy of Tuthmosis the Second was presumably violated by tomb robbers. Therefore, it was moved to the Deir el-Bahari Cachette, where it was rewrapped and restored.
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Eternal Egypt: Gold Cover of Psusennes' Mummy
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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