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Waseda University Egyptian Expedition

http://www.waseda.jp/prj-egypt/index-E.html

Detailed reports on excavations at Dashur North, Malqata, tomb of Amenophis III, the Theban Necropolis, Abusir South, the Khufu Boat and al-Fustat. The pyramids survey at Giza.

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Virtual Kahun

http://www.museum.manchester.ac.uk/collection/ancientegypt/virtualkahun/

Joint project between Manchester Museum and Petrie Museum of Egyptian Archaeology. Visitors have the chance to explore pyramid builders' town in virtual reality and to search the collections.

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Valley of the Kings Foundation

http://www.valleyofthekings.org/

Offers news about the Amarna Royal Tombs Project and an overview of the Foundation's work.

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Topographical and Petrological Survey of Ancient Egyptian Quarries

http://www.eeescience.utoledo.edu/Faculty/Harrell/Egypt/Quarries/Quarries_Menu.html

Features a methodology paper by James A. Harrell and V. Max Brown, University of Toledo. Includes photos and maps.

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Thebes

http://www.digitalegypt.ucl.ac.uk/thebes/index.html

Important town from the New Kingdom onwards. Includes maps, information and photographs of a range of artifacts.

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The Tomb of Senneferi

http://www.newton.ac.uk/egypt/tt99/

Nigel Strudwick of Cambridge University describes his excavation at Theban Tomb 99, Luxor. Location, Senneferi and his family, history, architecture, wall paintings, dig diaries, publications. Includes plans, photographs and Quicktime VR movies.

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The Theban Mapping Project

http://www.thebanmappingproject.com/

A comprehensive archaeological database of Thebes. Visit each tomb in the Valley of the Kings through the interactive atlas with plans, descriptions, images and movies. Articles on the history of Thebes, tomb development and decoration. Staff, progress reports and publications.

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The Saqqara Risk Map Experience

http://www.saqqarariskmap.org/

A cooperative project between the Egyptian and Italian governments was reported at a Cairo workshop held in October 2003. Provides details of the archaeological site, provides a progress report, and includes a bibliography and list of links.

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The Ramesseum, Thebes

http://heritage-key.com/site/ramesseum-thebes

Provides a history of the mortuary temple of Pharaoh Ramesses II, its description, including a floorplan, its function and exploration. [French and English]

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The Luxor-Farshut Desert Road Project

http://oi.uchicago.edu/research/projects/des/

(Oriental Institute at the University of Chicago) Survey of a desert site which has revealed various ancient graffiti.

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The Giza Plateau Mapping Project

http://oi.uchicago.edu/OI/PROJ/GIZ/Giza.html

Research on the geology and topography of the Giza plateau, construction and function of the Sphinx, Great Pyramids, associated tombs and temples, and the Old Kingdom town in the vicinity.

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The Epigraphic Survey

http://oi.uchicago.edu/research/projects/epi/

Oriental Institute at University of Chicago survey of Luxor directed by W. Raymond Johnson.

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The Eastern Desert Ware Pages

http://www.barnard.nl/EDWdata/index.html

Eastern Desert Ware (EDW) refers to a rather recently identified corpus of relatively small, hand-made vessels with a remarkable surface treatment, mostly dating from the 4th-6th centuries AD and found in the Eastern Desert, between the Nile and the Red Sea.

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The Discovery of the Tombs of the Pyramid Builders at Giza

http://guardians.net/hawass/buildtomb.htm

An illustrated article by Dr. Zahi Hawass on the tombs of artisans and administrators who worked on the Giza pyramid complexes.

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The Bir Umm Fawakhir Project

http://oi.uchicago.edu/research/projects/faw/

Oriental Institute at the University of Chicago survey of a 5th-7th century site in Egypt.

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The Berenike Project

http://www.archbase.com/berenike/english1.html

History and reports on the excavations at the site and the survey of the Egyptian Eastern Desert, from 1994 to the present.

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The Antiquity of Man

http://www.antiquityofman.com/

A comprehensive academic website covering the Predynastic and Early Dynastic Periods of Egypt, hominid evolution, and exposing the vacuum of pseudoscience. Includes: summaries of current academic thinking, research projects and debates.

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Tarkhan

http://www.digitalegypt.ucl.ac.uk/tarkhan/index.html

Tarkhan is one of the most important cemeteries from the time of state formation (about 3000 BC), with over 200 tombs. Includes information, map and photographs of a range of artifacts.

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Survey and Excavation Projects in Egypt

http://www.deltasinai.com/

Provides news, updates, dig information, and satellite imaging of projects of the Department of Near and Middle Eastern Civilizations, University of Toronto.

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Sedment

http://www.digitalegypt.ucl.ac.uk/sedment/index.html

A collection of cemeteries south of the Fayum. Includes maps, information and photographs of a range of artifacts.

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