Curated OER
The Search for Hatshepsut & Discovery of Her Mummy
The story on how the mummy of Hatshepsut was found and identified by Egypt's most important archaeologist.
Curated OER
The Search for Hatshepsut & Discovery of Her Mummy
The story on how the mummy of Hatshepsut was found and identified by Egypt's most important archaeologist.
Curated OER
The Museum of Un Natural Mystery: Making Mummies
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.
PBS
Nova Online: Ice Mummies: Return of the Iceman
Complete transcript of NOVA episode #2518. A link to teacher materials and resources is at the end of the transcript.
Other
The Atom's Family: Cooling the Mummy's Tomb
Help the Pharaoh design a better tomb by investigating insulation materials.
Mocomi & Anibrain Digital Technologies
Mocomi: Egypt Facts and Information
Learn about ancient Egyptian civilization, gods and goddesses, mummies and tombs, pyramids, the Great Sphinx of Giza, and other interesting facts.
Curated OER
Eternal Egypt: Mummy Shroud
The final procedure necessary to complete the mummification process was the careful bandaging of the body with linen bandages.
Curated OER
Eternal Egypt: Mummy of Maat Ka Re
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...
Curated OER
Eternal Egypt: Mummy of Pennedjem the Second
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.
Museum of Science
The Atom's Family: Building a Better Pyramid
Help the Mummy conserve energy inside the pyramid by adding layers of insulation. By using this site you will find out what happens when you add more layers of insulation.
Able Media
Classics Technology Center: Ancient Egypt
Seven teachers created activities to help enhance the study of ancient Egypt. Appropriate for a variety of levels and learning styles. Includes world wide web resources.
Lin and Don Donn
Lin and Don Donn: Ancient History Lesson Plans Egypt
A social studies teacher shares his information on Ancient Egypt for elementary students. Find easy-to-understand facts on such things as the hieroglyphics, the Three Kingdoms, daily life, and religion.
Other
Egypt Art: Mythology Gallery Directory
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...
Other
The Museum of the World
Students can explore this iconic museum with exhibits dedicated to everything from Egyptian mummies to the Rosetta Stone and Egyptian mummies.
Birmingham Museums Trust (UK)
Birmingham Museum & Art Gallery: Investigate Real Egyptian Artifacts
A short list of artifacts dating back to Ancient Egypt with descriptions and images. Additionally, find links for activities, a timeline, and details of mummies to enhance study of the early civilization.
TED Talks
Ted: Ted Ed: What Makes Tattoos Permanent?
The earliest recorded tattoo was found on a Peruvian mummy in 6,000 BC. That's some old ink! And considering humans lose roughly 40,000 skin cells per hour, how do these markings last? The following learning module details the different...
Science Museum, London
Science Museum (London): Tutankhamen: Beneath the Mask
See and experience how modern science has been used to create a three-dimensional portrait of Tutankhamen, based not on Tut's famous golden but on X-rays of his mummy.
Other
South Tyrol Museum of Archeology: The Iceman
You may recall the 5,300 year-old male found frozen in a glacier back in 1991. Here is a site from the museum which is now his final resting place. Students can see the actual 'mummy' and pictures depicting what he might have looked like...
DOGO Media
Dogo News: Week of 10 21 13: African Lava Lake Naturally 'Mumifies' Animals
Article reports on an unusual lake in Africa in which the water perfectly perserves the remains of dead animals like mummies. Includes video.
University of Manchester
Children's University of Manchester: Ancient Egypt
Is ancient Egypt all about pyramids and hieroglyphs? Who are the people who have been preserved for thousands of years as mummies? What do we know about them and how did we find out? Let's take a very long trip back in time to find out.
BBC
Bbc: History: British Prehistory
Site from BBC contains information on the Britons, the Tribes of Britain, the Mummies of Cladh Hallan, Life in an Iron Age Village, and more information on the prehistoric British Isles. Archived.
Curated OER
Inca Man
This site contains the fascinating story of the excavation of Inca mummies at a site near Lima, Peru. The site also has a photo gallery of the excavation site.
Curated OER
|Mage: South Tyrol Museum of Archaeology
This article examines what could likely be the birthplace and lifestyle of Oetzi, the 5,300 year old mummy found in the Italian Alps in 1991.
Archaeological Institute of America
Archaeology: Bodies of the Bogs
Human sacrifices, unlucky people, victims of violence? What are the stories of the bog bodies? This article contains research on these bodies as well as many pictures of specimens.
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