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Tour Egypt: The 1st Dynasty Tombs of Saqqra in Egypt
This is a comprehensive description of the tombs from the 1st Dynasty found at Saqqara. Building methods, size, contents, and types of tombs are all covered in this detailed website from Tour Egypt.
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Tour Egypt: First Dynasty
This is an extensive article telling about the kings of the 1st Dynasty, the archaeologists involved in research about the 1st Dynasty, and the archaeological finds from this time period. There are many links to related articles.
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Tour Egypt: Second Dynasty
Detailed and comprehensive, this article on the 2nd Dynasty focuses on how difficult it has been for archaeologists to determine the kings in the 2nd Dynasty.
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Tour Egypt: Third Dynasty
The 3rd Dynasty was the beginning of the Old Kingdom and the building of the great pyramids. This article focuses on Djoser and his Step Pyramid at Saqqar.
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Tour Egypt: Fourth Dynasty
This comprehensive discussion of the 4th Dynasty tells about the military exploits of the pharaohs along with a detailed description of the the many pyramids built at this time, including the Great Pyramid at Giza. Links to many related...
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Tour Egypt!: The Dahshur Necropolis in Egypt
Describes the pyramid complex at Dahshur, Egypt, which opened in 1996. Links on the left lead to more detailed information.
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Tour Egypt!: An Overview of the Giza Plateau in Egypt
Provides detailed information about the pyramids on the Giza Plateau
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Tour Egypt!: The Pyramid of Khufu at Giza in Egypt
The Great Pyramid of Khufu is the largest pyramid of all and one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World. Detailed information and links are found here.
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Tour Egypt!: The Great Pyramid of Menkaure at Giza
Menkaure's Pyramid is one of the three Great Pyramids on the Giza Plateau. Detailed information along with drawings of the layout of the complex can be found here.
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Tour Egypt!: The Great Pyramid of Khafre at Giza
Khafre's Pyramid is one of the three Great Pyramids on the Giza Plateau. Detailed information along with drawings of the layout of the complex can be found here.
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Tour Egypt: Thirty First Dynasty
Extensively details the period of Persian rule in Egypt by referring to multiple sources, some of which are non-Egyptian. Contains hyperlinked definitions of terms and descriptions of people.
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Tour Egypt: Aten Worship
A detailed discussion of the worship of Aten during the reign of Amen-Hetep IV (Amenhotep), including a translation of the "Hymn to Aten".
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Tour Egypt: Egypt: Gods of Ancient Egypt: Egyptian Mythology
Online travel site provides tour of Egypt featuring the history and mythology of Ancient Egypt.
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Tour Egypt: The Foundation Ceremony for Ancient Egyptian Religious Buildings
If you are going to spend all that time and money building a temple, you want things to go right. That's where the foundation ceremonies came into play. The ceremonies had a strict set of rites to be followed to bring good luck to the...
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Tour Egypt: Thirtieth Dynasty
Extensively details the invasions of Egypt by Persia that ultimately led to the establishment of Persian rule in the 31st Dynasty. Contains hyperlinked definitions of terms and descriptions of people.
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Tour Egypt: Egypt and the Ptolemaic Dynasty
This site from the Tour Egypt company provides a good, detailed but not too in-depth, history of Egypt and the Ptolemaic Dynasty. The informative is very factual and useful, with links to additional information.
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Tour Egypt: The Viziers of Ancient Egypt
An excellent Tour Egypt site devoted to the explanation of the role of viziers in ancient Egypt. Includes hyperlinks to related subjects and a table of pharaohs and their viziers.
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Tour Egypt: Aha! Or Is It King Menes
An interesting look at Menes, and whether that was, in fact, his name or possibly a title. Includes some discussion of his reign and whether he was in fact the first Egyptian ruler.
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Cambyses Ii, Persian Ruler of Egypt (27Th Dynasty)
TourEgypt.net offers a history of Cambyses II, the first ruler of Egypt's 27th dynasty, and the first non-Egtpyian ruler of Egypt in a line that lasted until the mid 20th century.
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Tour Egypt: The Ancient Egyptian Number System
This Tour Egypt site presents an easy-to-read account of ancient Egypt mathematics. Content explores the history and development of mathematics, how it was used, what helpful documents we have found that give us insight into what the...
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Tour Egypt: History of Egypt
Tour Egypt offers an in-depth timeline of Egyptian history beginning with the prehistorical Lower Paleolithic period and ending with the British occupational period. Very useful for finding basic information on Egypt's history.
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Tour Egypt: Overview of Pyramid Construction
Provides a description of the design of step pyramids and true pyramids found in Egypt, as well as a discussion of construction techniques with excellent graphics.
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Tour Egypt: British Occupation Period
This TourEgypt.net site describes the British control of Egypt after 1882 until 1942.
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Tour Egypt Monthly: Ancient Egyptian Agriculture
This Tour Egypt Monthly informative article overviews important aspects of Ancient Egyptian Agriculture, including the Nile flooding, farming tools, grain and vegetable cultivation, and animal domestication. Included are small images of...