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Ancient Egypt

see also The Arab Republic of Egypt
food in Ancient Egypt

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Tutankhamun ("King Tut")

Egypt, contemporary

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of King Tutankhamun

In the News . . .

• Even In Death, Egyptian Birds Were Fed -- Discovery News (27 January 2012)
  
  
• Big Question for 2012: The Great Pyramid's Secret Doors -- Discovery News (09 December 2011)
  
  
• Hatshepsut May Have Been Killed by Her Medicine -- Past Horizons (19 August 2011)
  
  
• Ancient Egyptians Believed in Coiffure After Death -- New Scientist (18 August 2011)
  
  
• Egyptian Tomb Mystery May Be World's First Protractor -- NewScientist (29 July 2011)
  
  
• Ancient Egyptian Royalty Wielded Serious Weapons -- Live Science (21 July 2011)
  
  
• Does the Slope of a Pyramid Really Matter? -- Wired (20 July 2011)
  
  
• 4500-Year-Old 'Graffiti' Found Inside Great Pyramid Tunnel -- Past Horizons (30 May 2011)
  
  
• Egyptian Pyramids Found by Infra-red Satellite Images -- BBC News (24 May 2011)
  • Buried City Revealed by Satellite -- BBC News (25 May 2011)

• Ancient Egypt -- The British Museum
  
  
• Ancient Egyptian Book of the Dead -- The British Museum
  
  
• Ancient Egypt's Pyramids: Norwegian Researcher Unlocks Construction Secrets -- ScienceDaily (24 September2010)
  
  
• Ancient World Mapping Center -- University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
  
  
• Book of the Dead: Scroll Down and Learn How to Die Like an Ancient Egyptian -- Guardian (24 October 2010)
  
  
• Civilisations -- BBC
  
  
• Did female Egyptian pharaoh rule before Cleopatra? -- MSNBC (02 December 2010)
  
  
• Diotima: Women and Gender in the Ancient World -- Ross Scaife of the University of Kentucky and Suzanne Bonefas
  
  
• Egypt: A Life Before the Afterlife -- Guides to the Ancient World, Guardian (11 November 2010)
  
  
• Egyptian temples followed heavenly plans -- NewScientist (08 September 2009)
  
  
• Egypt: Secrets of an Ancient World -- NATIONALGEOGRAPHIC.com
  
  
• Egypt: Exploring Ancient World Cultures -- U. of Evansville
  
  
• Egyptian archaeologists hope to discover the tomb of Cleopatra and Marc Antony -- The Scout Report (April 17, 2009 | Volume 15, Number 15)
  
  
• Egypt Tombs Suggest Free Men Built Pyramids, Not Slaves -- BBC News (11 January 2010)
  
  
• Food in Ancient Egypt
  (see also The Arab Republic of Egypt > Food)
  
  
  • Ancient Egyptian cuisine -- Wikipedia
  • Balkwill, Richard. Food and Feasts in Ancient Egypt. New Discovery, 1994.
  • Gifford, Clive. Food and Cooking in Ancient Egypt. PowerKids Press, 2010. [children's book]
  • Berriedale-Johnson, Michelle. Food fit for Pharaohs: An Ancient Egyptian Cookbook. British Museum Press, 2008.
  • Mehdawy, Magda, and Amr Hussein. The Pharaohs Kitchen: Recipes from Ancient Egypts Enduring Food Traditions. American University in Cairo Press, 2010.
  • Riolo, Amy. Nile Style: Egyptian Cuisine and Culture: Ancient Festivals, Significant Ceremonies, and Modern Celebrations. Hippocrene Books, 2009.
  • practicallyedible.com
    • Egypt (Ancient)
  • Standing, Tom. A History of the World in 6 Glasses. NY: Walker, 2005.
  • Wilson, Hilary. Egyptian Food and Drink. Shire, 2008.
  • Ruffer, Sir Marc Armand, and Alice Ruffer. Food in Ancient Egypt. Wexford College Press, 2006. [1919]
  • Kurlansky, Mark. Salt: A World History. Walker, 2002.
  • Muata, Muata A.The Kemetic Diet: Food For Body, Mind and Soul, A Holistic Health Guide Based on Ancient Egyptian Medical Teachings. Sema Institute, 2005.
    
    
• THE 42 COMMANDMENTS OF ANCIENT EGYPT -- Wladyslaw Jan Kowalski
  
  
• The Great Pyramids’ Amazing Non-Mysteries -- Discovery News (12 January 2010)
  
  
• Hatsheput: From Queen to Pharaoh -- The Metropolitan Museum of Art

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• Imperial History of the Middle East: 5000 Years of History in 90 seconds -- Maps of War
  
  
• Holy Image, Hallowed Ground: Byzantine icons from the remote Holy Monastery of Saint Catherine in Sinai
  
  
• Interactive Dig: Hierakonpolis -- ancient Egypt
  
  
• Musée Achéménide
  
  
• Mut Precinct, Egypt -- Brooklyn Museum
  
  
• The Petrie Museum of Egyptian Archaeology
  
  
• Radiocarbon Dating Verifies Ancient Egypt's History -- BBC News (17 June 2010)
  
  
• Riddles of the Sphinx -- NOVA
  
  
• The Secrets of Tomb10A: Egypt 2000 -- Museum of Fine Arts Boston
  
  
• Theban Mapping Project