Egypt

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**General Egypt Sites ** [|**Ancient Egypt**] http://www.ancientegypt.co.uk/menu.html At this site from the British Museum, learn about Egyptian life, geography, gods & goddesses, mummification, Pharoahs, pyramids, temples, timekeeping, trades and writing. Each section has a story to read, information to explore, and a challenge to complete. [|**Ancient Egypt (Australian Museum)**] []  Although intended for teachers, this site presents background facts about ancient Egypt that students may find useful. Learn about ancient Egyptian culture, Egyptian animals, Egyptian gods, or mummification. [|**Ancient Egyptian Culture Exhibit**] http://www.mnsu.edu/emuseum/prehistory/egypt/ At this site from Minnesota State University, learn about the history of Egypt, its kingdoms, religion, geography, social structure and daily life. [|**BBC-History-Egyptians**] []  'From the death cults of Egypt to the fearsome yet sophisticated society of the Vikings, the ancient world was a surprising and challenging place.' (BBC) Explore in-depth sections on Egyptians, British prehistory, Vikings, Ancient India, Greeks Romans, Anglo-Saxons and other cultures. [|**Color Tour of Egypt**] http://www.memphis.edu/egypt/map.php At this site from Memphis State University, take a color tour of ancient Egyptian sites and Egyptian artifacts. Choose your city destination along the Nile from a clickable map! [|**Egypt**] <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">http://carlos.emory.edu/ODYSSEY/EGYPT/homepg.html The Odyssey Online, by Emory University, includes crisp, clickable photos and clear information about burial, daily life, mythology, pharaohs, nobles, priests, scribes, farmers, slaves, and also includes maps and teacher resources. Click on the audio speakers to hear words pronounced. <span style="color: #0000cc; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;"> [|**Egypt Antiquities**]<span style="color: #0000cc; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;"> <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;"> <span style="color: windowtext; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">[] <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;"> This “Official Site of the Egypt Ministry of Tourism” offers sections, among others, entitled “Rulers of Ancient Egypt” and “Who’s Who of Egypt,” with mini-biographies as well as a glossary that covers important architectural and iconography terminology. [|**Egypt Fun Guide**]<span style="color: #0000cc; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;"> <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">http://www.seaworld.org/fun%2Dzone/fun%2Dguides/egypt/index.htm From Sea World, this site has an Egypt crossword puzzle, hieroglyphics, mummy maze, make your own cartouche and more. [|**Egyptian Gods**]<span style="color: #0000cc; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;"> <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">http://gwydir.demon.co.uk/jo/egypt/index.htm A list of Egyptian gods with links to descriptions and other symbols in Egyptian mythology. [|**Egyptian Kings**]<span style="color: #0000cc; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;"> <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">http://touregypt.net/Kings.htm Brief biographies of Egyptian kings from 2920 BC to 565 AD. [|**Egyptology Online: Discovering Ancient Egypt**]<span style="color: #0000cc; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;"> <span style="color: windowtext; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">[] <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;"> Comprehensive sections cover daily life, the complex religious and cult beliefs, burials, tombs and mummification, known chronology, major monuments, pharaohs, and even Coptic Egypt - the early Christian era. [|**Egyptomania**]<span style="color: #0000cc; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;"> <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">http://www.clevelandart.org/kids/egypt/ From the Cleveland Museum of Art, this site for children includes quick and fun facts, a quiz, the book of the dead, ancient Egypt coloring templates, facts vs. fiction, and instructions how to make a pharaoh death mask. [|**Eternal Egypt**]**<span style="color: #0000cc; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;"> – ** <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">'Welcome to Eternal Egypt, which brings to light over five thousand years of Egyptian civilization. Eternal Egypt is a living record of a land rich in art and history, people and places, myths and religions....The Eternal Egypt web site includes an unprecedented experience of high-resolution images, three-dimensional reconstructions of Egyptian monuments and antiquities, as well as virtually-reconstructed environments, panoramic images, and panoramic views of present-day Egypt captured by robotic cameras located from the top of Karnak Temple to the streets of Old Cairo. An innovative, interactive map and timeline will guide Eternal Egypt visitors through Egypt's cultural heritage, while a 'context navigator' presents the complex relationships between objects, places and personalities of Egypt's past in a unique, web-like display.' (CENTER FOR DOCUMENTATION OF CULTURAL AND NATURAL HERITAGE) Explore Ancient Egypt through this extensive, interactive site. Tip: Since this site is so vast, the 'Guided Tour of Eternal Egypt' is very helpful. [|**Guardian’s Egypt**]<span style="color: #0000cc; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;"> <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;"> http://guardians.net/egypt/ This is one of the most comprehensive sites on Egypt. From art tours to kids sections to chats and discussions this site is loaded with useful information. [|**Life in Ancient Egypt**]<span style="color: #0000cc; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;"> <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">http://www.carnegiemnh.org/exhibitions/egypt/guide.htm The Carnegie Museum of Natural History's Egypt exhibit explores daily life, customs, gods and religion, and more. Click on photographs to enlarge the picture and receive more information about the object. [|**Mark Millmore's Ancient Egypt**]<span style="color: #0000cc; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;"> <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">http://www.eyelid.co.uk/ Information about pyramids and temples, kings, queens, and pharoahs, hieroglyphics, and more. [|**Mysteries of the Nile**]<span style="color: #0000cc; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;"> <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/egypt/ This site from NOVA online explores old and new kingdoms of Egypt, the pyramids, and more. [|**Pharaonic Egypt**]<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;"> - Lots of information about ancient Egypt. [|**Reeder's Egypt Page**]<span style="color: #0000cc; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;"> <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">http://www.egyptology.com/reeder/ Explore ancient tombs, learn the meanings of ancient symbols and see Egyptian paintings and photographs. [|**Theban Mapping Project**]<span style="color: #0000cc; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;"> <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">http://www.thebanmappingproject.com/ Visit and tour major monuments in Thebes and on the Nile then explore the tombs of ancient pharaohs. Or observe an excavation in progress. Clear and colorful graphics and photographs make a stop at this page a must! [|**Virtual Museum of Egyptian Art**]<span style="color: #0000cc; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;"> <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">http://www.touregypt.net/museum/ This site has photos of objects from all the important periods of Ancient Egyptian art. **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 14pt;">Food ** **A Taste of the Ancient World**<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;"> - [] During the first through the fifth centuries AD, the city of Karanis (Egypt) was a thriving, if peripheral, part of the Roman Empire. See what archaeologists have discovered about the production and consumption of food in this ancient city. [|**Ancient Egyptian History**]<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;"> Ancient Egyptian History, an introduction to Egyptian Gods, Goddesses and Mythology, a section about hieroglyphics. [|**Chronology of Ancient Egyptian History**]<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;"> [|**http://www.egyptologyonline.com/chronology.htm**]<span style="color: #0000cc; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;"> [|**Egyptian Journey**]<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;"> Egyptian history spans over five millennia -- more, if you count the earliest paleolithic civilizations However, most chronologies start with the first 'written' king, a semi-mythical figure names 'Menes' who unified the country into a single political and economic entity. [|**History of Ancient Egypt**]<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;"> With the timeline on this page you will be able to navigate interactively through the more than 3000 year long history of Ancient Egypt. Just click on the name of a period, a dynasty or a date to find out more about the topic of your choice. [|Mummies] [|**Encyclopedia Smithsonian: Egyptian Mummies**]<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;"> The methods of embalming, or treating the dead body, that the ancient Egyptians used is called mummification.....The best prepared and preserved mummies are from the Eighteenth through the Twentieth Dynasties of the New Kingdom (ca. 1570-1075 B.C.) and include those of Tutankhamen and other well-known pharaohs. It is the general process of this period that shall be described here.' (SI) [|**Mummy Maker**]<span style="color: #0000cc; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;"> <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/ancient/egyptians/launch_gms_mummy_maker.shtml Play this game and interactively prepare a mummy in the Egyptian fashion. [|**Mummies of Ancient Egypt**]<span style="color: #0000cc; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;"> <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">http://www.si.umich.edu/CHICO/mummy/ Explains what mummies are, how they are made, who were mummies, and about Egyptian afterlife. The site also explains the hieroglyphs alphabet, includes a glossary and timeline. [|**Why Mummies**]<span style="color: #0000cc; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;"> <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">http://www.uen.org/utahlink/tours/tourFames.cgi?tour_id=10053 Explains why Egyptians mummified their dead. **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 14pt;">Pyramids ** [|**At the Tomb of Tutankhamen**]<span style="color: #0000cc; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;"> <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">http://www.nationalgeographic.com/egypt/ From National Geographic online, this site explores the tomb's original discovery in 1923. [|**Guardian's of Giza**]<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;"> \ After the accomplishment of the building of the Great Pyramid, King Khafre had a hard act to follow. Khafre rose to the occasion by building his pyramid on higher ground giving the illusion that his pyramid was taller. [|**Khafre Pyramid**]**<span style="color: #0000cc; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;"> – ** <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">[] Though Khafre's pyramid is shorter than his father Khufu's nearby Great Pyramid, Khafre made up for it by building at a higher elevation and surrounding his pyramid with a more elaborate complex. [|**The Pyramids: Design and Construction**]<span style="color: #0000cc; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;"> <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">http://www.touregypt.net/construction/ From the Egyptian Ministry of Tourism, this site explores the theories behind how the pyramids were created. [|**Pyramids: The Inside Story**]<span style="color: #0000cc; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;"> <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/pyramid/ NOVA Online's adventure into ancient pyramids has detailed graphics and easy to understand text. Because this PBS site is heavily used and has many graphics, the page loads slower than others do. <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;"> http://www.eyelid.co.uk/pyr-temp.htm Want to explore the pyramids in depth? This is the site for you. <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 14pt;"> <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;"> [|**Cleopatra: A Multimedia Guide to the Ancient World**]<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;"> [] This site presents artifacts from ancient Egypt, Greece, and Rome from the collection at the Art Institute of Chicago. Also, be sure to see the artifact timeline running from 3100BC to 600AD. [|**Egypt: Gift of the Nile**]<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;"> [] This site introduces students to the culture of ancient Egypt. Read about the life of an eight-year-old girl in Egypt; learn about Egyptian Gods and offerings; and play in an ancient barbershop. [|**Kings and Queens of ancient Egypt**]<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;"> - Good site about various pharaohs. [|**Museum of Science: Ancient Egypt Science and Technology**]<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;"> [] Museum of Science, Boston 'Expand your understanding of Ancient Egyptian history and culture by visiting our online exhibit. Get to know our 2500 year old mummy: review extensive CATscan images and manipulate a highly detailed 3-D model. Learn about excavation and try your hand at it, virtually speaking, by sending a buried message to a friend. Plan your journey to the afterlife with Eternity Travel, or play the ancient game of Senet.' (MUSEUM OF SCIENCE, BOSTON) [|**Neferchichi's Tomb**]<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;"> - ...a nice starting site for students and teachers studying ancient Egypt which includes resource links, a bibliography of books, and Egyptian clipart [|**Nile Trip**]<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;"> - The first unbroken journey from the source of the Blue Nile to the sea. A perilous voyage of courage and discovery. Follow the expedition right here. [|**Egypt in the Old Kingdom**]**<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;"> - **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">[] The pyramids and tombs of Egypt's Old Kingdom (Third to Sixth Dynasties, about 2686-2181 BC), with their magnificent reliefs, paintings, statues and stelae, have often been seen as the epitome of the whole of ancient Egypt. Indeed, if the Early Dynastic period was the formative period in which the bases of Egyptian civilization were firmly established, the Old Kingdom was when it came of age....This tour features objects from the period in the British Museum's collection, including remains of the fabric of the early royal pyramids, architectural elements and sculpture from the tombs of the officials that ran the country and a papyrus from one of the most important adminstrative archives of the period.' [|**Explore Ancient Egypt**]<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;"> – Learn about Egyptian art and civilization through this online exhibit presented by the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston. View video overviews about the collection. Read about archaeological digs, artifacts from daily life, hieroglyphs, mummies and Egyptian style. Try the interactive Flash modules--Virtual Dig, Hieroglyphs Translator--to learn more about ancient Egyptian life. Learning resources include a timeline and map. [|**The Art of Ancient Egypt**]<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;"> – Metropolitan Museum of Art [] 'Educators, students, and general viewers can explore ancient Egyptian art online. Included is a timeline, an index of featured objects, resources, curriculum ideas, and themes of ancient Egyptian Art.' [|**A New Look at Ancient Egypt**]<span style="color: #0000cc; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;"> <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">- The Divine Realm: Gods, Goddesses, and the Afterlife is a clickable chart of ancient Egypt's most important gods and goddesses. <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 14pt;"> [|**Egypt's Golden Empire**]<span style="color: #0000cc; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;"> <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">- 'More than one thousand years after the pyramids were built, Egypt reached its apogee. In the time that is now known as the New Kingdom, spectacular conquest and unimaginable wealth came to Egypt's Empire. These are the pharaohs that made Egypt the greatest nation in the ancient World.' (PBS) Read about Egyptian pharaohs, explore an interactive map of Egypt, discover the customs of Egyptian life, and translate hieroglyphics. Flash and QuickTime plug-ins are required for sections of this site. [|**Egyptian Pharaohs: Khafre**]<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;"> - Khafre took the throne upon the death of his older half-brother, Djedefre (there is some thought that he might have killed him, given the short reign of Djedefre) and is best known as the builder of the second pyramid at Giza and, of course, the giant Sphinx. It isn't know why he came to the throne instead of one of Djedefre's sons, and it may be that he pushed aside the former kings son to take the throne, or that none of Djedefre's sons remained. Khafre's marriage to Hetepheres III, a granddaughter of Khufu, most likely was meant to solidify his claim to the throne. [|**Egyptology Online**]<span style="color: #0000cc; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;"> <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">- Great Resource about Ancient Egypt and its rulers. [|Hatshepsut: From Queen to Pharaoh] - 'Hatshepsut (Hat-shep-soot), the first important female ruler known to history, lived a thousand years after the pyramids were built and seventeen centuries after the Egyptians had begun writing their language in hieroglyphs.' (THE METROPOLITAN MUSEUM OF ART) This companion site to the exhibit includes an audio feature narrated by actor Sam Waterston and a 19-image slide show. [|Khafre's Inside Story] - Khafre, who was the son of Khufu, was also known as Rakhaef or Chephren. He ruled from 2520 - 2494 B.C. and is responsible for the second largest pyramid complex at Giza, which includes the Sphinx, a Mortuary Temple, and a Valley Temple. [|Menes or Aha] - Many people believe that Aha was actually King Menes of Memphis. Menes was the founding king of the 1st Dynasty, and was the first king to unify Upper and Lower Egypt into one kingdom. [|Menes: Pharaoh first Dynasty/Narmer] - Also known as Aha and Scorpion, Menes was the first pharaoh of the 1st Dynasty in Egypt. He ruled some time between 3100-2850 B.C during the Protodynastic era of Egypt's history. [|NOVA: Pharaoh's Obelisk] - 'The soaring stone monuments known as obelisks were the Egyptian pharaohs' way of capturing a ray of revered sunlight in stone....Follow NOVA's ultimately successful attempts to raise an obelisk of its own. Also, learn where ancient Egypt's obelisks have ended up today, explore other Egyptian monuments using QuickTime VR, and more.' [|Ramesse the Great] - 'Ramesses II fought the Hittites and signed the world's first official peace treaty. He undertook an unparalleled building program, had over one hundred children and reigned for 67 years. Did he deserve the epithet, 'the Great', or was he full of hot air?' (BBC) [|Ramesses I: The Search for the Lost Pharaoh] - This site is an online exhibit 'about Ramesses I, his journey to America, and the evidence that identifies the Carlos mummy as the illustrious founder of one of Egypt's most powerful dynasties, and the plans for his trip home.' (MICHAEL C. CARLOS MUSEUM) Read about the archaeological journey of Pharaoh Ramesses I. [|Secrets of the Pharaohs] - Secrets of the Pharaohs presents a timeline, maps, and tours into King Tut's Tomb and Khufu's Pyramid. Also included is a section on how mummies are made. URL: http://www.pbs.org/wnet/pharaohs/ [|The Female Pharaoh: Hatshepsut] - [|The Mummy Who Would Be King] - 'NOVA investigates whether an Egyptian mummy that wound up on display at a curiosity museum in Canada may be the remains of Rameses I, the founder of one of Egypt's greatest dynasties.' (PBS) On the companion site, learn about the possibility of undiscovered tombs, read about the life of Rameses I, view how mummies are made in an audio slide show, and discover what the afterlife meant to ancient Egyptians. [|The Story of Hatshepsut] - Born in the 15th century BC, Hatshepsut, daughter of Tuthmose I and Aahmes, both of royal lineage, was the favorite of their three children. When her two brothers died, she was in the unique position to gain the throne upon the death of her father. To have a female pharaoh was unprecedented, and probably most definitely unheard of as well. [|Tomb of Perneb] - 'Travel through space and time with the tomb of Perneb on its journey from ancient Egypt to its current home at the Met. Includes an animated reconstruction of the tomb, games, and more.' (THE METROPOLITAN MUSEUM OF ART) Explore ancient Egypt through this interactive site. [|Treasures of Tutankhamun] - 'In 1922 the discovery of the virtually intact tomb of Tutankhamun became probably the best known and most spectacular archaeological find anywhere in the world. The small tomb contained hundreds of objects (now housed in the Egyptian Museum in Cairo), many richly decorated and covered in gold, that would be needed by the king in his afterlife.' (BBC) This site offers a virtual tour of some of Tutankhamun's greatest treasures. [|Tutankhamun: Beneath the mask] - 'What happens when modern forensic science meets Ancient Egypt? The answer is King Tutankhamun as you've never seen him before.... Come face to face with the Pharaoh--and see how the latest medical science is shedding light on the man behind the mask.' (SCIENCE MUSEUM) Discover how scientists reconstructed a model of King Tutankhamun's face and find out how X-rays revealed facts about the king's life. [|Twelve Great Dynasties of Egypt Gallery] - 'Track the civilization of ancient Egypt, from its mysterious beginnings, through its fabulous achievements, to its chaotic decline and fall.' (BBC) A photo gallery outlines the great dynasties of ancient Egypt. [|BBC-Ancient Egyptian Gods Gallery] - 'The deities in the following gallery are just 12 out of a possible 2,000 gods and goddesses who were worshipped in ancient Egypt. Some of them were major deities wielding great religious, temporal and political power, others being not much more than demons and genies, or living creatures chosen by ordinary Egyptians to be their personal gods.' [|Egyptian Mythology] - The Gods of Ancient Egypt [|Rediscover Ancient Egypt: Egyptian Monotheism] - 'The Ancient Egyptians believed in One God who is recognized through the multitude of 'His' attributes/qualities/powers/actions.' (TEHUTI RESEARCH FOUNDATION) Learn more about ancient Egyptian beliefs.
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[|Egyptian Mythology: Ka] - Meaning: The 'ka' is a very complex part of the symbolism in ancient Egyptian mythology and represents several things: the ka is a symbol of the reception of the life powers from each man from the gods, it is the source of these powers, and it is the spiritual double that resides with every man. [|Egyptology Online: Ka] - Afterlife in Ancient Egypt
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[|Ancient Egyptian Culture: Rosetta Stone] - History of translating Hieroglyphics and the Rosetta Stone [|British Museum: Rosetta Stone] - Valuable Key to Deciphering Hieroglyphics [|Rosetta Stone] - The Rosetta Stone is a stone with writing on it in two languages (Egyptian and Greek), using three scripts (hieroglyphic, demotic and Greek). [|Rosetta Stone: Heiroglyphics] - The Rosetta Stone was instrumental in helping archaeologists understand ancient Visit Egyptian heiroglyphics. Visit the site to read about the stone and the Hieroglyphic Alphabet. [|The Story of the Rosetta Stone] http://www.mnsu.edu/emuseum/prehistory/egypt/hieroglyphics/rosettastone.html The story of when the Rosetta Stone was produced and how it was translated. [|Finding the Rosetta Stone] http://www.clevelandart.org/archive/pharaoh/glyphs.html From the Cleveland Museum of Art, includes a description of the stone and what it says.
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