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Al-Ahram Weekly 9 - 15 September 1999 Issue No. 446 
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Published in Cairo by AL-AHRAM established in 1875 |
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Al-Ahram Weekly 9 - 15 September 1999 Issue No. 446
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Egypt Region International Economy Opinion Focus Culture Features Books Special Profile Travel Living Sports People Time Out Chronicles Cartoons Letters Travel Web
All about Egypt
http://persweb.direct.ca/ikhan/links/linkcivegypt.html
A useful web site for researchers or those whose curiosity about Ancient Egypt is perhaps a little deeper than usual. The site is, simply, a compilation of links that deal with Ancient Egypt: tombs, temples, gods, daily life, museums, pyramids, clothes, symbols, sculptures and much more can be readily located and accessed. And each link provides a gateway to many others.
Part of a "Can Teach" site designed to provide educators with a resource base, it was built and is maintained by Iram Khan and James Horner, and runs alongside links devoted to other ancient civilisations.
It is graphically well-planned, and easy to navigate, despite the large number of subjects tackled. And it is broad enough to contain items of interest to children, as well as researchers into the most esoteric of matters.
Kids can happily begin with "Deep in the tombs of Egypt", which cleverly includes games and activities for children, as well as wonderful illustrations of cats and other Pharaonic staff.
Following is a "directory of Ancient Egyptian gods", a well organised amble through the often confusing pantheon of ancient gods. Don't know your Amon from Anubis, Hathor from Horus, Khnum from Isis? Well this is the site for you, listing the whole gaggle alphabetically.
One of the most interesting links is the one related to Egyptian hieroglyphics. Through this site you will be provided with all that is necessary to translate English words and sentences. Not only this, but you can also e-mail translations to your friends.
If you have never visited the royal mummies in the Egyptian Museum, then the next best thing is the mummy link. X-rays of some of the most celebrated of Egypt's ancient rulers, including Tutankhamun and Amenhotep III, are available alongside a clearly laid out table showing the sequence of kings and their dynasties.
"Egyptology resources" is geared more towards the serious scholar and comprises an exhaustive listing of organisations, societies, museums, journals, magazines and more. Researchers are also likely to be grateful for the on-line "Guide to Ancient Egypt on the Web", which includes hundreds of links to Ancient Egypt resources on the web.
"Nova on Line/Pyramids: the Inside Story" tackles the big-daddy of New Ageism, exploring the accretion of myths that have almost swamped the pyramids at Khufu, Menjaure and the Sphinx. Who built the Pyramids, and why? -- the answers are all here.
And for more information about pyramids you can visit the aptly named "Pyramids" link -- a cyberspace recreation of the chambers and passageways of the Great Pyramid. The site saves the users time in searching for imformation about ancient Egypt as it compiles the most important sites for them all over the web to be accessible by just a click.
Reviewed by Rehab Saad
