RESOURCES

BOOKS

Ancient Egypt: Anatomy of a Civilization

Barry J. Kemp

(Routledge; 2nd edition, 2006)

Ancient Egypt: A Very Short Introduction

Ian Shaw

(Oxford University Press, 2004)

The Ancient Egyptian Book of the Dead

Carol Andrews and Raymond Faulkner

(University of Texas Press, 1990)

Ancient Egypt in 101 Questions & Answers

Thomas Schneider

(Cornell University Press, 2013)

Ancient Egyptian Technology and Innovation

Ian Shaw

(Bristol Classical Press, 2012)

The Archaeology of Ancient Egypt: Beyond Pharaohs

Douglas J. Brewer

(Cambridge University Press, 2012)

The Art of Ancient Egypt

Gay Robins

(Harvard University Press; 2nd edition, 2008)

A Companion to Ancient Egypt (2 vols.)

Edited by Alan B. Lloyd

(Wiley-Blackwell, 2010)

The Complete Gods and Goddesses of Ancient Egypt

Richard H. Wilkinson

(Thames & Hudson, 2003)

The Complete Pyramids

Mark Lehner

(Thames & Hudson, 1997)

The Complete Royal Families of Ancient Egypt

Aidan Dodson and Dyan Hilton

(Thames & Hudson, 2004)

The Complete Temples of Ancient Egypt

Richard H. Wilkinson

(Thames & Hudson, 2000)

Egypt and the Egyptians

Douglas J. Brewer and Emily Teeter

(Cambridge University Press, 2009)

Egyptian Archaeology

Edited by Willeke Wendrich

(Wiley-Blackwell, 2010)

Encounters with Ancient Egypt (8 vols.)

Edited by Peter Ucko

(Left Coast Press, 2005)

The Encyclopedia of Ancient Egyptian Architecture

Dieter Arnold

(Princeton University Press, 2003)

A History of Ancient Egypt

Marc Van De Mieroop

(Wiley-Blackwell, 2010)

The Oxford Encyclopedia of Ancient Egypt

Edited by Donald B. Redford

(Oxford University Press, 2000)

The Oxford History of Ancient Egypt

Edited by Ian Shaw

(Oxford University Press: 2004)

The Shire Egyptology Series (concise volumes on numerous topics)

WEB SITES

www.aeraweb.org

Modern interdisciplinary excavations and archaeological field schools at Giza and elsewhere, organized by Ancient Egypt Research Associates.

www.arce.org

American Research Center in Egypt, the primary American organization connected to archaeological work in Egypt.

www.digitalegypt.ucl.ac.uk

The University College, London, web page, with a lot of information on topics such as archaeology, art and architecture, language, religious beliefs, etc.

www.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/er

Cambridge Egyptology Resources, maintained by Nigel Strudwick; a useful site for news and various resources.

www.griffith.ox.ac.uk/tutankhamundiscovery.html

Archive of Howard Carter’s records and Harry Burton’s photographs taken during the clearance of Tutankhamun’s tomb, along with documents related to the three-volume publication about the discovery.

www.gizapyramids.org

Giza archaeological data (photos and documents), primarily from the Harvard University–Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition.

giza.3ds.com

Three-dimensional reconstruction of the Giza Plateau and its monuments based on original archaeological data.

www.iae-egyptology.org

The web portal of the International Association of Egyptologists.

www.osirisnet.net

Maintained by Thierry Benderitter and Jon Hirst. Contains descriptions and photographs of many ancient Egyptian tombs.