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Click on any of the following Egypt-related sites
(Updated 08 November, 2008)
Alexander the Great
Excellent illustrated history by John Popovic
Amarna letters online to the public
The famous 14th-century B.C.E archive is viewable in high-resolution detail for scholars and public alike.
Amarna project
Information on the Amarna excavations, will add update shortly.
Ancient Egypt & World Prehistory
A great introduction to the concept of archaeology
Ancient Egyptian Society of Western Australia
TESSA’s sister society ‘down under’!
Ancient Studies Blog Stellenbosch
Very interesting & entertaining Stellenbosch University blog with information about animal mummies.
Aeraweb
Very good site: Dr Lehner directs the Giza Plateau mapping project.
Archaeology Magazine
Lively and happening US site, anything but dry
Astronomical Alignments in Karnak Temple
Interesting and thought provoking article by David Furlong
Bibliotheca Alexandrina
Egyptian site – The new library at Alexandria, Egyptology section
British Museum
Explore the Ancient Egypt page…………..very good!
Computer Aided Egyptological research
Including a virtual expo
Dictionary of ancient Egypt
What all the words mean etc.
EES
A link to the Egypt Exploration Society, TESSA is a member and regularly receives EES magazines and bulletins; these can be borrowed from the TESSA library, please speak to Colleen about these!
Egyptian Gazette
All about Cairo, past and present
Egypt Information Highway
Egyptian government information portal
Egypt News & Gossip
Nigel Strudwick combs the media for you – current news digest
Egypt State Information Office
Gateway to Egypt – Egypt State Information Service
Egypt Today Travel
Great packages with a great personal guide
Egypt Voyager
A superb general site
Emhotep
A truly amazing site, filled with information of all sorts – there is a list of Egyptology sites on face book and TESSA name is there! Thank you David Payne!
Excavations at Edfu
Read all about the current excavations and finds at Edfu
Excavation Projects Delta and Sinai
Survey and Excavation projects, current fieldwork reports
Film Site
All the movies featuring ancient Egypt.
Giza Plateau Mapping Project
Information on the work of Dr Mark Lehner and his international team on the Giza Plateau.
Graffiti on Nubian monuments
A testimony of the early travellers in Egypt and the Sudan
Great Pyramid – Rudolf Gantenbrink
A scientific report about the ‘air shafts’ inside the Cheops pyramid
Griffith Institute
This institute houses an incredible collection that will be of great interest to all members; there are archives housing documents, 19th century photos, paintings by Howard Carter, as well as and portraits & handwriting of Egyptologists.
Guardians Egypt
Surf the ancient world with an enthusiast.
Hieroglyphs in Australia
Seeing is believing.
Joan Lansberry
Joan Lansberry’s page has the most wonderful photos of AE artefacts, taken at various museums mostly in the US. Very well worth a long visit!
Louvre Museum, Paris
One of the greatest collections outside Egypt, wonderful artefacts on display!
Karnak Temple
A great site, allows you to ‘virtually visit’ any part of this wonderful temple – lovely!
KMT Modern Journal of Egyptology
The journal is issued quarterly; well known Egyptologists contribute the articles which are accompanied by copious coloured illustrations. Expensive but worth it!
Manchester Ancient Egyptian Society
Another sister society!
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York City
Incredible site – magnificent collections of all kinds, the Egypt galleries feature genuine ancient Egyptian temples; taken apart stone by stone in Egypt and put back together again in these galleries!
Mummifying Alan: Egypt’s Last Secret
Website of Drs Joann Fletcher & Stephen Buckley – contains some clips and still in early stages of development; keep an eye on this site, its sure to develop into a site of great interest.
Osirisnet.net
Fabulous site that allows you to ‘virtually enter’ some tombs, including the closed tomb of Nefertari
Photographs of Egyptian Monuments
Society for Underwater Discovery
Alexandria harbour, ancient shipwrecks and more
Sussex Egyptology Society
One of our fellow Egyptological societies; they have a link with us via our 2 facebook pages.
Tel Edfu blog
Read about the latest discoveries at the Edfu excavations.
Thames Valley Ancient Egypt Society
and another one!
The Rosetta Stone
Bringing the Rosetta Stone back to Egypt
Theban Mapping Project
Detailed coverage – Valley of the Kings
Tutankhamun site with images
Fan site with kids’ section
University of Chicago – Oriental Institute
The research archives
University of Stellenbosch – Department Ancient Studies
Valley of the Kings Foundation
The website of archaeologist Nicholas Reeves
Waseda University – Egyptian Culture Center
Japanese academics – activities, reports, excavations
World Art Treasures
The antiquities collection of JE Berger, Switzerland
Zahi Hawass Web Page
Web page belonging to the former Secretary General of the Supreme Council of Antiquities, Egypt
Click on any of the following Egypt-related sites
(Updated 08 November, 2008)
Alexander the Great
Excellent illustrated history by John Popovic
Amarna letters online to the public
The famous 14th-century B.C.E archive is viewable in high-resolution detail for scholars and public alike.
Amarna project
Information on the Amarna excavations, will add update shortly.
Ancient Egypt & World Prehistory
A great introduction to the concept of archaeology
Ancient Egyptian Society of Western Australia
TESSA’s sister society ‘down under’!
Ancient Studies Blog Stellenbosch
Very interesting & entertaining Stellenbosch University blog with information about animal mummies.
Aeraweb
Very good site: Dr Lehner directs the Giza Plateau mapping project.
Archaeology Magazine
Lively and happening US site, anything but dry
Astronomical Alignments in Karnak Temple
Interesting and thought provoking article by David Furlong
Bibliotheca Alexandrina
Egyptian site – The new library at Alexandria, Egyptology section
British Museum
Explore the Ancient Egypt page…………..very good!
Computer Aided Egyptological research
Including a virtual expo
Dictionary of ancient Egypt
What all the words mean etc.
EES
A link to the Egypt Exploration Society, TESSA is a member and regularly receives EES magazines and bulletins; these can be borrowed from the TESSA library, please speak to Colleen about these!
Egyptian Gazette
All about Cairo, past and present
Egypt Information Highway
Egyptian government information portal
Egypt News & Gossip
Nigel Strudwick combs the media for you – current news digest
Egypt State Information Office
Gateway to Egypt – Egypt State Information Service
Egypt Today Travel
Great packages with a great personal guide
Egypt Voyager
A superb general site
Emhotep
A truly amazing site, filled with information of all sorts – there is a list of Egyptology sites on face book and TESSA name is there! Thank you David Payne!
Excavations at Edfu
Read all about the current excavations and finds at Edfu
Excavation Projects Delta and Sinai
Survey and Excavation projects, current fieldwork reports
Film Site
All the movies featuring ancient Egypt.
Giza Plateau Mapping Project
Information on the work of Dr Mark Lehner and his international team on the Giza Plateau.
Graffiti on Nubian monuments
A testimony of the early travellers in Egypt and the Sudan
Great Pyramid – Rudolf Gantenbrink
A scientific report about the ‘air shafts’ inside the Cheops pyramid
Griffith Institute
This institute houses an incredible collection that will be of great interest to all members; there are archives housing documents, 19th century photos, paintings by Howard Carter, as well as and portraits & handwriting of Egyptologists.
Guardians Egypt
Surf the ancient world with an enthusiast.
Hieroglyphs in Australia
Seeing is believing.
Joan Lansberry
Joan Lansberry’s page has the most wonderful photos of AE artefacts, taken at various museums mostly in the US. Very well worth a long visit!
Louvre Museum, Paris
One of the greatest collections outside Egypt, wonderful artefacts on display!
Karnak Temple
A great site, allows you to ‘virtually visit’ any part of this wonderful temple – lovely!
KMT Modern Journal of Egyptology
The journal is issued quarterly; well known Egyptologists contribute the articles which are accompanied by copious coloured illustrations. Expensive but worth it!
Manchester Ancient Egyptian Society
Another sister society!
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York City
Incredible site – magnificent collections of all kinds, the Egypt galleries feature genuine ancient Egyptian temples; taken apart stone by stone in Egypt and put back together again in these galleries!
Mummifying Alan: Egypt’s Last Secret
Website of Drs Joann Fletcher & Stephen Buckley – contains some clips and still in early stages of development; keep an eye on this site, its sure to develop into a site of great interest.
Osirisnet.net
Fabulous site that allows you to ‘virtually enter’ some tombs, including the closed tomb of Nefertari
Photographs of Egyptian Monuments
Society for Underwater Discovery
Alexandria harbour, ancient shipwrecks and more
Sussex Egyptology Society
One of our fellow Egyptological societies; they have a link with us via our 2 facebook pages.
Tel Edfu blog
Read about the latest discoveries at the Edfu excavations.
Thames Valley Ancient Egypt Society
and another one!
The Rosetta Stone
Bringing the Rosetta Stone back to Egypt
Theban Mapping Project
Detailed coverage – Valley of the Kings
Tutankhamun site with images
Fan site with kids’ section
University of Chicago – Oriental Institute
The research archives
University of Stellenbosch – Department Ancient Studies
Valley of the Kings Foundation
The website of archaeologist Nicholas Reeves
Waseda University – Egyptian Culture Center
Japanese academics – activities, reports, excavations
World Art Treasures
The antiquities collection of JE Berger, Switzerland
Zahi Hawass Web Page
Web page belonging to the former Secretary General of the Supreme Council of Antiquities, Egypt