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Ancient Egypt
Circulating Materials | Reference Sources
Electronic Sources | Web Sites

Circulating Materials
  • Egyptology: An Introduction to the History, Art and Culture of Ancient Egypt - 932/P991e
    -- This circulating book covers a wide range of interesting points about ancient Egypt, with a special emphasis on life and art.

  • Ancient Egypt (Great Ages of Man Series.) - 932/Cas

  • Ancient Civilizations (World History by Era Series v. 01.) - 930/ Anc (YA)
    -- The above two circulating books discuss the major points of ancient civilizations and ancient Egypt and the information is organized logically and by subjects.

    Mythology / Religion

  • The Gods and Goddesses of Ancient Egypt - J299.31/Fis

  • The Gods of Ancient Egypt - 932/Wat

    Social Life and Customs
  • Costume of Ancient Egypt - 391.00932/W341c
    -- This book has wonderful pictures/ illustrations of the clothing worn by the ancient Egyptians and supplements the information learned from books on daily life.

  • Handbook to Life in Ancient Egypt - 932/Dav
    -- With accessible and detailed information, this book gives the reader knowledge on how the ancient Egyptians lived their everyday lives.

  • Life in Ancient Egypt - 932/Str (YA)
    -- This heavily illustrated and accurate book provides concise informative details on how the Egyptians lived and what they believed in.
  • What Life Was Like on the Banks of the Nile: Egypt, 3050-30 B.C. - 932/Wha
    -- This book is similar to the above book and gives the day to day activities of people in ancient Egypt per the different social classes.

    Pyramids
  • Pyramids (Mystery Library Series.) - 932/Kal (YA)
    -- This book gives brief information on how the pyramids were built, but has many illustrations and pictures to supplement the basic data.

  • The Mystery of the Pyramids - 932.01/Ev
    -- This book provides more detailed information on how the pyramids were built.

  • The Pyramids of Giza - 932/Mcn (YA)
    -- This book is best for 5th or 6th grade ancient Egypt projects that focus only on the three big pyramids.

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    Reference Sources
  • Handbook of Egyptian Mythology (Handbooks of World Mythology Series.) - Ref 299/Pin

  • Ancient Civilizations - Ref 930/Anc
    -- This reference set provides easy to understand information and has illustrations for each major ancient civilization, including Egypt and the general, most popular topics about it.

  • The Oxford Encyclopedia of Ancient Egypt - Ref 932/Oxf
    -- Each volume is hefty and packed full of very detailed information on almost every aspect of Egypt's ancient civilization.

  • Encyclopedia of the Ancient World - Ref 930.03/Enc
    -- More detailed than the above "Ancient Civilizations" set, this set gives good, accurate information, but library staff will have to help.

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    Electronic Resources
  • Grolier Online
    Four of the five Grolier Online databases are good for looking up information on Ancient Egypt:
    • Encyclopedia Americana
      Browse the History section. Search "Egypt" and the results give various articles.

    • MultiMedia
      Click History: world and choose region "Africa," then Ancient Egypt to get information on cities, structures, etc. - OR - Click Religion & Mythology and search "Egypt" for articles.

    • New Book of Knowledge
      Alpha Browse and choose Egypt, then Ancient Egypt or Art and Architecture.

    • Lands and People
      Click on Electronic Atlas and choose Modern Map - OR - Historical Egypt for Old, Middle, or New Kingdoms maps.
    To access these databases with a library card, click HERE.

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    Selected Web Sites
  • Ancient Egypt
    -- This is a site providing general information on many subtopics like mummification, pharaohs, hieroglyphics, pyramids, and temples.

  • Mummies of Ancient Egypt
    -- This site answers questions like "what are mummies?" and "how mummies are made?"

  • Pyramids: The Inside Story
    -- This site highlights these areas of special information on pyramids such as exploring pyramids and excavating pyramids.

  • The Religion of Ancient Egypt
    -- This site provides detailed information on specific deities, priests' theology, and a list of gods in their astrology.

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