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Discovery Education

Discovery Education: Who Killed the Iceman?

For Teachers 9th - 10th
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

For Students 9th - 10th
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...
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BBC

Bbc News: Iceman Mystery Solved

For Students 9th - 10th
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.
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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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Other

Cmc: Mysteries of Egypt: Tutankhamun

For Students 3rd - 8th
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...
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The British Museum

British Museum: Mummification

For Students 3rd - 8th
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".
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National Museums Liverpool

National Museums Liverpool: Escape From the Tomb

For Students 2nd - 6th
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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Curated OER

Eternal Egypt: Mummy of Ramesses the Fifth

For Students 9th - 10th
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.
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Article
DOGO Media

Dogo News: Mummified Monk Rests Inside Ancient Buddha Statue

For Students 3rd - 8th
Read the fascinating story of the discover of a 1,000 year old mummy of a monk hidden inside a Buddha statue. Includes video.
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Handout
Mocomi & Anibrain Digital Technologies

Mocomi: Facts About Mummies and Mummification

For Students 3rd - 8th
Read about the ancient Egyptian practice of mummification and about some mysterious deaths and superstitious beliefs that have been associated with them.
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Museum of Science

Miami Museum of Science: The Mummy's Tomb: Building a Better Pyramid

For Students 9th - 10th
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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Other

Unmuseum: Virtual Exploration Museum: Howard Carter and the Curse of the Mummy

For Students 9th - 10th
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.
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Handout
Stephen Byrne

History for Kids: The Mummy's Curse

For Students Pre-K - 1st
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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Curated OER

Eternal Egypt: Mummy of a Falcon

For Students 9th - 10th
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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Curated OER

Eternal Egypt: Mummy of Meritamun

For Students 9th - 10th
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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Curated OER

Eternal Egypt: Mummy of Nesi Khonsu

For Students 9th - 10th
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

For Students 9th - 10th
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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Curated OER

Eternal Egypt: Mummy of Seti the First

For Students 9th - 10th
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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Curated OER

Eternal Egypt: Mummy of Djed Ptah Iuf Ankh

For Students 9th - 10th
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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Curated OER

Eternal Egypt: Mummy of Amenhotep the First

For Students 9th - 10th
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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Curated OER

Eternal Egypt: Mummy of Ramesses the Second

For Students 9th - 10th
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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Curated OER

Eternal Egypt: Mummy of Tuthmosis the Fourth

For Students 9th - 10th
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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Curated OER

Eternal Egypt: Mummy of Tuthmosis the Second

For Students 9th - 10th
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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Curated OER

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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