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The Bir Umm Fawakhir Project The Bir Umm Fawakhir Project
The Bir Umm Fawakhir Project- Oriental Institute at the University of Chicago survey of a 5th-7th century site in Egypt. ...
The Epigraphic Survey The Epigraphic Survey
The Epigraphic Survey- Oriental Institute at University of Chicago survey of Luxor directed by W. Raymond Johnson. ...
The Luxor-Farshut Desert Road Project The Luxor-Farshut Desert Road Project
The Luxor-Farshut Desert Road Project- (Oriental Institute at the University of Chicago) Survey of a desert site which has revealed various ancient graffiti. ...
Abydos Abydos
Abydos- Important centre in the Naqada and Early Dynastic Periods. Includes information, maps and photographs of a range of artifacts. ...
Elkab Elkab
Elkab- Important settlement and cemetery site in Upper Egypt. Includes information and photographs of some artifacts. ...
Gurob Gurob
Gurob- Important town with palace, town and necropolis at the entrance to the Fayum. Includes information, maps and photographs of a range of artifacts and tombs. ...
Hierakonpolis Hierakonpolis
Hierakonpolis- Cemeteries and settlement site, of prime importance in the Pre- and Early Dynastic Period. Includes information, maps, plans and photographs of artifacts. ...
Tarkhan Tarkhan
Tarkhan- 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. ...
Koptos Koptos
Koptos- Koptos was an important place since at least the Early Dynastic Period. Includes information, map and photographs of a range of artifacts. ...
Memphis Memphis
Memphis- Administrative centre of Egypt in the Old Kingdom, much of the New Kingdom, and the Late Period. Includes information and photographs of a range of artifacts. ...
Meydum Meydum
Meydum- Meydum is the site of a cemetery from the beginning of the Fourth Dynasty and also the first "true" pyramid. Includes a map, information and photographs of a range of artifacts. ...
Naqada Naqada
Naqada- Settlement and cemeteries, including the ancient town, Nubt. Includes information, maps and photographs. ...
Qau Qau
Qau- A series of cemeteries near the modern village of Qau. Includes information and photographs of a range of artifacts. ...
Sedment Sedment
Sedment- A collection of cemeteries south of the Fayum. Includes maps, information and photographs of a range of artifacts. ...
Thebes Thebes
Thebes- Important town from the New Kingdom onwards. Includes maps, information and photographs of a range of artifacts. ...
Bradshaw Foundation: The Pyramids of Egypt Bradshaw Foundation: The Pyramids of Egypt
Bradshaw Foundation: The Pyramids of Egypt- Nabil Swelim provides a number of articles on the pyramids and how they were built. ...
Egypt Exploration Society: Research Egypt Exploration Society: Research
Egypt Exploration Society: Research- Provides reports on various projects including a survey of Memphis and the Delta Survey. ...
Virtual Kahun Virtual Kahun
Virtual Kahun- 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. ...
The Weights and Measures of Ancient Egypt The Weights and Measures of Ancient Egypt
The Weights and Measures of Ancient Egypt- Illustrated article by Jimmy Dunn. ...
Atlantis of the Sands Atlantis of the Sands
Atlantis of the Sands- Southern Oman yields ruins of an ancient city on the fabled frankincense route. ...
How to Build a Pyramid How to Build a Pyramid
How to Build a Pyramid- Article by Bob Brier describing the external ramp and crane theories for the construction of the Giza Pyramid, and putting forward a new internal ramp theory, as presented by Jean-Pierre Houdin. ...
Rock-Hewn Churches, Lalibela Rock-Hewn Churches, Lalibela
Rock-Hewn Churches, Lalibela- UNESCO World Heritage site. Includes photographs, maps and a description of the site. ...
Harar Jugol, the Fortified Historic Town Harar Jugol, the Fortified Historic Town
Harar Jugol, the Fortified Historic Town- UNESCO World Heritage site. Includes photographs, maps, a description of the site and a justification for inscription. ...
Aksum Aksum
Aksum- UNESCO World Heritage site. Includes photographs, maps and a description of the ancient city. ...
Axum and the Ark of the Covenant Axum and the Ark of the Covenant
Axum and the Ark of the Covenant- Provides a history of the city, information on the Ark and its final resting place, what can be seen and when to visit. ...
Foundations of Aksumite Civilization and Its Christian Legacy (1st–7th century A.D.) Foundations of Aksumite Civilization and Its Christian Legacy (1st–7th century A.D.)
Foundations of Aksumite Civilization and Its Christian Legacy (1st–7th century A.D.)- Images, maps, and text describing Aksum. ...
The Monumental Stelae of Aksum (3rd–4th Century) The Monumental Stelae of Aksum (3rd–4th Century)
The Monumental Stelae of Aksum (3rd–4th Century)- Article on the ancient city's most renowned surviving monuments, a group of memorial obelisks in a great variety of form and scale. ...
Obelisk Returned to Ethiopia After 68 Years Obelisk Returned to Ethiopia After 68 Years
Obelisk Returned to Ethiopia After 68 Years- From the Guardian, the first piece of a huge 1,700-year-old granite obelisk was returned home from Italy to Ethiopia yesterday, 68 years after it was looted by the troops of t ...
Lucy Fossil Cleared for U.S. Tour Lucy Fossil Cleared for U.S. Tour
Lucy Fossil Cleared for U.S. Tour- NBC News article reports that Ethiopia will send 2-million-year-old 'Lucy’ to the Houston Museum of Natural Science in 2007. ...
Stone Circles of the Gambia Stone Circles of the Gambia
Stone Circles of the Gambia- UNESCO World Heritage site. Includes photographs, maps, a description of the site and a justification for inscription. ...
James Island and Related Sites James Island and Related Sites
James Island and Related Sites- UNESCO World Heritage site. Includes photographs, maps, a description of the site and a statement of significance. ...
Forts and Castles, Volta, Greater Accra, Central and Western Regions Forts and Castles, Volta, Greater Accra, Central and Western Regions
Forts and Castles, Volta, Greater Accra, Central and Western Regions- UNESCO World Heritage site. Includes photographs, maps and a description of these fortified trading-posts. ...
Asante Traditional Buildings Asante Traditional Buildings
Asante Traditional Buildings- UNESCO World Heritage site. Includes photographs, maps and a description of the last material remains of the great Asante civilization. ...
Petite Skull Reopens Human Ancestry Debate Petite Skull Reopens Human Ancestry Debate
Petite Skull Reopens Human Ancestry Debate- From New Scientist, Richard Potts, from the National Museum of Natural History at the Smithsonian Institute in Washington, DC, and colleagues discovered numerous pieces of a si ...
Lamu Old Town Lamu Old Town
Lamu Old Town- UNESCO World Heritage site. Includes photographs, maps, a description of the site and a statement of significance. ...
Sacred Mijikenda Kaya Forests Sacred Mijikenda Kaya Forests
Sacred Mijikenda Kaya Forests- UNESCO World Heritage site. Includes photographs, maps, a description and a statement of their outstanding universal value. ...
Introduction to Koobi Fora Exploration Introduction to Koobi Fora Exploration
Introduction to Koobi Fora Exploration- The Koobi Fora area has yielded a large number of fossils representing both Australopithecenes and early Homo. ...
The Garamantes or Ancient Mande of the Fezzan The Garamantes or Ancient Mande of the Fezzan
The Garamantes or Ancient Mande of the Fezzan- Features brief text descriptions and photos of murals. ...
Sabratha Sabratha
Sabratha- Presents an overview of this ruined ancient city located on the Mediterranean coast, with photos. ...
The Society for Libyan Studies The Society for Libyan Studies
The Society for Libyan Studies- The Society sponsors projects in Libya within the subject areas of archaeology, education, geography, geology, history and Islamic law. ...
Fieldwork in Madagascar Fieldwork in Madagascar
Fieldwork in Madagascar- Short article with images of the archaeological fieldword carried out by Mike Parker Pearson. ...
Royal Hill of Ambohimanga Royal Hill of Ambohimanga
Royal Hill of Ambohimanga- UNESCO World Heritage site. Includes photographs, maps, a description of the site and a statement of significance. ...
Studies Prove People of Madagascar Came from Borneo and Africa Studies Prove People of Madagascar Came from Borneo and Africa
Studies Prove People of Madagascar Came from Borneo and Africa- Research report that Malagasy people of Madagascar carry genes from ancestors in both nearby East Africa and far away Borneo suggesting there was a big migr ...
Shipwreck Adventurer's Fiction Revealed as True After 270 Years Shipwreck Adventurer's Fiction Revealed as True After 270 Years
Shipwreck Adventurer's Fiction Revealed as True After 270 Years- An eighteenth-century adventure story involving slavery on a desert island, violent death and escape became the literary sensation of its day and has been ...
The Dogon Blacksmiths The Dogon Blacksmiths
The Dogon Blacksmiths- In Mali, on the cliffs inhabited by the Dogon, an ethnoarchaeologist and a cameraman participated in the reduction of iron ore. ...
Africa Losing Priceless Relics Africa Losing Priceless Relics
Africa Losing Priceless Relics- From CNN, but secrets buried in Djenne could be lost forever as antiquities are being plundered and sold to international art dealers. ...
Floods Damage Ancient Timbuktu Floods Damage Ancient Timbuktu
Floods Damage Ancient Timbuktu- From BBC, heavy rains in Mali destroy almost 200 old mud buildings in the desert city of Timbuktu amid fears of more flooding. ...
Timbuktu Timbuktu
Timbuktu- UNESCO World Heritage site. Includes photographs, maps, a description of this centre for the propagation of Islam throughout Africa in the 15th and 16th centuries. ...
Inland Niger Delta Inland Niger Delta
Inland Niger Delta- Article on the history of this region and the ancient city of Jenne-jeno or Djenne-jeno, which was first populated in about 250 B.C. ...
Mali Interactive Mali Interactive
Mali Interactive- Archeological project in Jenné-jeno, Mali. ...

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