Curated OER
Paper Mache Egyptian Hippos
Students learn the history behind hippos in Egyptian culture and create their own paper mache hippos.
Curated OER
The Egg and Symbolism with the Christian Easter
For this language arts and religion worksheet, students read an informative page about the symbolism of the egg in the Christian Easter. Students answer 6 questions. This page is from the UK.
Curated OER
Archaeology Quiz
In this archaeology quiz worksheet, students complete 4 multiple choice questions about general archaeology concepts. An answer link is included.
Curated OER
Ancient Egypt
This lesson plan template aligns with the TechnoMummy curriculum and resources, but includes great ideas to use without the curriculum. During this lesson plan on Ancient Egypt, students will become Egyptologists and learn about ancient...
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Paintings From the Tomb Chapel of Nebamun
The fragments from the wall painting in the tomb-chapel of Nebamun are keenly observed vignettes of Nebamun and his family enjoying both work and play. Some concern the provision of the funerary cult that was celebrated in the...
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: The Tomb Chapel of Nebamun
The British Museum contains 11 fragments of wall painting, some of the most famous images of Egyptian art. The fragments come from the now lost tomb-chapel of Nebamun, an ancient Egyptian scribe or, "scribe and grain accountant in the...
DOGO Media
Dogo News: Week of 5 12 14: Tomb Painting Provides Answers to Pyramids Mystery
Modern people have always wondered how the pyramids of Egypt were contstructed. Learn what we are now discovering that may unveil the facts about this ancient achievement.
National Endowment for the Humanities
Neh: Edsit Ement: Scroll Paintings (Lesson Plan)
Students apply knowledge about Ancient Egyptian hieroglyphics and work collaboratively with classmates creating scroll paintings in this lesson. The Book of the Dead is referred to in teaching students about Ancient Egypt and...
Curated OER
Etc: Clip Art Etc: Racial Types From Egyptian Paintings
Early developments of racial types, a tomb paint from an Egyptian tomb.
Web Gallery of Art
Web Gallery of Art: Michelangelo
The Web Gallery of Art provides an amazing online collection of Michelangelo's (1475-1564) art. Not only can you view high-quality reproductions of his drawings, paintings, sculptures, and architectural commissions, you can also click...
The British Museum
Snaith Primary School: Egyptian Life
An informative, interactive site that looks at Egyptian life through the lives of two ancient Egyptian families using tomb paintings. Features also include an authentic Egyptian game.
Curated OER
Unesco: Bulgaria: Thracian Tomb of Sveshtari
Discovered in 1982 near the village of Sveshtari, this 3rd-century BC Thracian tomb reflects the fundamental structural principles of Thracian cult buildings. The tomb has a unique architectural decor, with polychrome half-human,...
Curated OER
Unesco: Bulgaria: Thracian Tomb of Kazanlak
Discovered in 1944, this tomb dates from the Hellenistic period, around the end of the 4th century BC. It is located near Seutopolis, the capital city of the Thracian king Seutes III, and is part of a large Thracian necropolis. The...
Curated OER
Eternal Egypt: Door From the Tomb of Sennedjem
Painted on the door from his tomb is Sennedjem. He is portrayed seated beside his wife, and playing senet, a popular game among the living that could also have an impact in the afterlife as well.
PBS
Pbs: Egypt's Golden Kingdom: Deir El Medineh
Explore the village of Deir el-Medineh which provided housing for the skilled craftsmen who built the tombs and temples in the Valley of the Kings. On the map on this PBS site you can click on the hyperlinks or on the map to see various...
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: A Bottle and a Toy: Objects From Daily Life
The wall paintings from Nebamun's tomb-chapel show an idealized vision of daily ancient Egyptian life. Much less is known about the lives of the majority of society. The study of human remains in poor cemeteries is often the only way of...
New York Times
New York Times: Sacred Paris
Explore Paris' many churches and the architectural and artistic treasures hidden within them. This video presentation offers colorful photos of stained-glass windows, paintings, ceiling frescoes, sculptures, archways, and carvings, and...
Discovering Egypt
Discovering Egypt: Pyramids and Temples
This interactive site creates a computer-generated reconstruction of Egyptian pyramids and temples. View pyramid floor plans, paintings, drawings, and photos.
Princeton University
Princeton University: The Art Museum
The Art Museum at Princeton University has a permanent collection ranging over time from ancient to contemporary and from the Mediterranean to Western Europe, China, Latin America and the U.S. Greek and Roman antiquities and Roman...
Curated OER
Scene From a Painted Chest
This site contains vivid pictures of the objects found in King Tut's tomb. After clicking on a picture, a detailed description is displayed to explain the origin and use of the items. Students will enjoy looking at the unique pictures...
Other
Museum Tours: The David Roberts Gallery: David Roberts, r.a.
David Roberts was a 19th century artist who traveled to Egypt and nearby regions to paint and draw architectural structures and people. His published work was very popular in England. This is a collection of 124 pieces of his work that...
Curated OER
Eternal Egypt: Mastaba of Mehu
In A.D. 1940, the Egyptian Antiquities Service excavated the important mastaba of the vizier Mehu, who lived during the Sixth Dynasty. Its importance is due to the perfect condition of its painted decorations, especially those of the...
PBS
Pbs: Egypt's Golden Kingdom: Virtual Gallery
Explore this PBS Virtual Gallery of Egyptian art and architecture of the New Kingdom. Just click on the gallery, then click on the picture to get more information.
University College London
Univ. College London: Digital Egypt: Burial Customs Late Old Kingdom to 12th Dyn
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...