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There are a couple images of mummies from Ancient Egypt to give a better perspective of what they looked like then.

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The Egyptians were mummifying their dead even in the days of the pyramids. Indeed, there are mummies that antedate the pyramids. These ancient mummies are wrapped in the contracted position characteristic of Pre-Dynastic burials, whereas the mummy of the Pyramid Age lies full length on its back, enclosed in a box-type coffin decorated to resemble a house.

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Primary Source: There are some images that give students a closer look at King Tutankhamen tomb.

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When the tomb of Tutankhamun was discovered in 1922, it caused a sensation. The nearly intact tomb was a time capsule waiting to be explored, allowing scholars to gain vital information about life and death in ancient Egypt. When British Egyptologist Howard Carter stumbled upon the tomb in the Valley of the Kings, no one could have known what riches awaited them inside. Luckily, photographer Harry Burton was on hand, documenting the excavation of King Tut's tomb for eight years.

These incredible images, which have been colorized by Dynamichrome, give an unparalleled overview of the excavation. The photographs are a complement to Carter's diaries and journals, where he recorded his impressions throughout the excavation. Reading his words and looking at the photos, it's hard not to be drawn into this piece of history.

"It was sometime before one could see, the hot air escaping caused the candle to flicker, but as soon as one's eyes became accustomed to the glimmer of light the interior of the chamber gradually loomed before one, with its strange and wonderful medley of extraordinary and beautiful objects heaped upon one another," Carter wrote in his journal of the moment when they were able to open the tomb's second door and step inside for the first time.

Burton's photographs not only show the wealth of objects-from animal-shaped statues and vases to garments and musical instruments-but also the working environment of the archeologists. Some photographs show how the objects were tagged and arranged meticulously, while others picture the team carefully wrapping and conserving these precious treasures.

Thanks to the University of Oxford's Griffith Institute, it's not only possible to read Carter's journals and view Burton's photographs, but also to explore maps, drawings, and detailed object cards created for the contents of the tomb.

Harry Burton's incredible photos, colorized by Dynamichrome, show the discovery of King Tut's tomb in 1922.

Burton spent 8 years documenting the excavation, from the meticulously cataloged treasures of Tutankhamun...

...to the painstaking conservation and preservation work of the archeologists.

This collection of photographs is an incredible view of one of the most important archeological discoveries of all time.

My Modern Met granted permission to feature photos by the Griffith Institute.

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Colorized Photos Reveal the Historic Moment King Tut's Tomb Was Discovered

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When the tomb of Tutankhamun was discovered in 1922, it caused a sensation. The nearly intact tomb was a time capsule waiting to be explored, allowing scholars to gain vital information about life and death in ancient Egypt.

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Primary Source:  This link shows palaces and pyramids were the residences of the pharaohs and their entourage. They consisted of a complex of buildings designed to house the headquarters of power and the temples for worshipping the gods

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Ancient Egypt
There are days when the sand blows ceaselessly, blanketing the remains of a powerful dynasty that ruled Egypt 5,000 years ago. When the wind dies down and the sands are still, a long shadow casts a wedge of darkness across the Sahara, creeping ever longer as the north African sun sinks beyond the horizon. This is where our history of Egypt begins, in the shadow of the Great Pyramid of Giza, where stone meets sky as a testament to one of the greatest civilizations on earth. Here, on the plateau of Giza, 2,300,000 blocks of stone, some weighing as much as 9 tons, were used to build an eternal tomb for a divine king.

Five thousand years ago, the fourth dynasty of Egypt's Old Kingdom was a highly advanced civilization where the kings, known as pharaohs, were believed to be gods. They lived amidst palaces and temples built to honor them and their deified ancestors. "Pharaoh" originally meant "great house," but later came to mean king. What we know of this early society changes and is re-intepreted year by year as new archaeological finds discovered beneath the desert sands revise our understanding of ancient Egypt. This web site will show you science in action-bringing you face to face with the evidence archaeologists use to understand the meaning of Giza's pyramids, and to the process of evaluating the finds they will uncover beneath the sands of the plateau.

Before looking closely at pharaonic society and the beginning of the Pyramid Age, one first has to step into Egypt's landscape and take a look around. Ancient Egyptians called their land "Kemet," which meant "black," after the black fertile silt-layered soil that was left behind each year during the annual innundation, when the Nile flooded the fields. The most prevalent color of the desert, however, is a decidedly reddish-yellow ochre. The Egyptians called the desert "deshret," meaning "red," and this endless carpet of sand covers an estimated 95 % of Egypt, interrupted only by the narrow band of green carved by the waters of the Nile. Here, the extreme dry sands of the desert meet the fertile silt-laden soils along the Nile-a river that provides a source of life for the entire nation and a good part of the African continent.

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There are days when the sand blows ceaselessly, blanketing the remains of a powerful dynasty that ruled Egypt 5,000 years ago. When the wind dies down and the sands are still, a long shadow casts a wedge of darkness across the Sahara, creeping ever longer as the north African sun sinks beyond the horizon.

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Attached to this link is a photo of the Rosetta Stone in The British Museum where it is currently on display.

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The Rosetta Stone is one of the most famous objects in the British Museum. But what is it?

The Stone is a broken part of a bigger stone slab. It has a message carved into it, written in three types of writing. It was an important clue that helped experts learn to read Egyptian hieroglyphs (a writing system that used pictures as signs).

Why is it important?

The writing on the Stone is an official message, called a decree, about the king ( Ptolemy V, r. 204-181 BC). The decree was copied on to large stone slabs called stelae, which were put in every temple in Egypt. It says that the priests of a temple in Memphis (in Egypt) supported the king. The Rosetta Stone is one of these copies, so not particularly important in its own right.

The important thing for us is that the decree is inscribed three times, in hieroglyphs (suitable for a priestly decree), Demotic (the cursive Egyptian script used for daily purposes, meaning 'language of the people'), and Ancient Greek (the language of the administration - the rulers of Egypt at this point were Greco-Macedonian after Alexander the Great's conquest).

The Rosetta Stone was found broken and incomplete. It features 14 lines of hieroglyphic script:

32 lines in Demotic:

and 54 lines of Ancient Greek:

The importance of this to Egyptology is immense. When it was discovered, nobody knew how to read ancient Egyptian hieroglyphs. Because the inscriptions say the same thing in three different scripts, and scholars could still read Ancient Greek, the Rosetta Stone became a valuable key to deciphering the hieroglyphs.

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Everything you ever wanted to know about the Rosetta Stone

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The Rosetta Stone, an important clue in cracking Egyptian hieroglyphs, is one of the most famous objects in the British Museum, but what actually is it?

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Students are able to read about the process of mummification.

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EGYPT- a nonfiction look at the process of mummification; this one gets a little gruesome-- don't say I didn't' warn you!
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Aliki describes and illustrates the techniques and the reasons for the use of mummification in ancient Egypt.

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Mummies Made in Egypt (Reading Rainbow Books) by Aliki

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EGYPT- a nonfiction look at the process of mummification; this one gets a little gruesome-- don't say I didn't' warn you! From Amazon: Aliki describes and illustrates the techniques and the reasons for the use of mummification in ancient Egypt. Disclosure of Material Connection: This page includes "affiliate links."

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This activity allows students to see first hand of what happens by using an apple.

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This gives students the ability to walk through the process on their own and be able to interact to gain a better understanding.

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Making a Mummy - The Children's University of Manchester

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Short video that breaks down the idea of mummification for all to understand.

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This book will teach student more about King Tutankhamen.

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This book is about how king tut was a famous pharaoh. He became a young pharaoh at age 10 or so. His dad dead and then he became the king. He died around 18 or 19 years old because they thought if he stayed alive any longer he would become to strong and bring back the old ways.

This book is ok for me but it might be bad or good for you. I think its ok because its so easy to read and it has a lot of pictures as well. It's very boring in some parts and then pretty interesting in other parts. I thin...more

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This book is about how king tut was a famous pharaoh. He became a young pharaoh at age 10 or so. His dad dead and then he became the king. He died around 18 or 19 years old because they thought if he stayed alive any longer he would become to strong and bring back the old ways.

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Students will be able to work with an interactive notebook about Kind Tutankhamen.

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Great for an INTERACTIVE NOTEBOOK. Give the students the factoids and have them do one or more of the extension activities.

Some Fun Facts about King Tut! Use with a study of Egypt, around Halloween or for November 4th, King Tut Day!

If you are looking for additional resources on Egypt, perhaps, you may find these of interest:

1. Play on King Tut(Lots of information on mummies and the most famous mummy of all!) Wrapping with a Mummy: King Tut, a Reader's Theater Script

2. Learn about a WOMAN that was Pharaoh of ancient Egypt: Reading passage/did you know and extension activities: Hatshepsut, First Female PHARAOH

3. Review activity: Mystery Message solved using key vocabulary words about Egypt: Egyptian Secret Message Review Activity

5. Kids love mummies. Great for Halloween time(or for a unit of study on ancient Egypt) Learn all about mummies of the world. Included: Bog Mummies, Otzi, Chinchorro Mummies, Taklamakan Desert Mummies, Egyptian Mummies and more. 12 informative text questions/comprehension questions/extension activities, key, fun facts.MUMMIES, A Webquest!

6. Reading Passage on Ramses the Great: Comprehension questions, did you know, extension activities: Ramses the Great!

Other FREEBIES:
1. BOOK Fun Facts(great for National Library Day, 4/15 and Library of Congress Day, 4/24: Book Fun Facts

2.Earth Day Freebie: Earth Day Freebie

3. Women' s History Month Freebie: Women's History Month Freebie

4. Black History Month Freebie: Black History Month Freebie

5. Pumpkin Facts: Pumpkin Fun Facts

6. Amazing Mummy Facts: Amazing Mummy Facts

7. Amazing Chinese New Year Factoids: Chinese New Year Factoids

8. April Fools' Day Freebie: April Fools' Day Freebie

9.Amazing Presidential Fun Facts: Presidential Factoids

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King TuT Day: November 4th (Interactive Notebook Activity) FREE!

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Great for an INTERACTIVE NOTEBOOK. Give the students the factoids and have them do one or more of the extension activities. Some Fun Facts about King Tut! Use with a study of Egypt, around Halloween or for November 4th, King Tut Day! If you are looking for additional resources on Egypt, perhaps, y...

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This source allows students to explore more about King Tutankhamen interactively.

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King Tut is short for King Tutankhamen. His name is actually pronounced like this: Toot-ong-kah-men. King Tut was only Pharaoh for about 9 years. Yet he is probably one of the most famous pharaohs of all.

King Tut was nine years old when he became Pharaoh. He was a teenager when he died. His people did not have time in nine years to built a huge tomb for him. They had to quickly finish a tiny tomb. Because his tomb was so small, grave robbers most probably did not discover it.

It was not until 1922 that Howard Carter entered Tut's tomb. He found a bag of gold rings dropped on the floor. But it might have fallen accidentally. If robbers had been there, they did not take very much. There was still a solid gold mask on King Tut's face. The tomb was full of treasures.

All over the modern world, ancient Egypt was the hot topic of conversation. Movies were made. Jewelry was created. Clothing was sewn using Egyptian designs. This enormous interest in all things Egyptian generated funding, which helped Egyptologists (archaeologists who study ancient Egypt) continue to discover more about this fascinating ancient civilization.
Tut's Tomb Adventure (bbc)
All about Howard Carter (with help from the Biography Channel, bio.com)

King Tutankhamen Song - Listen and Learn
King Tut - The Boy King
Hear Tut's Trumpet
Ancient Egyptian Tombs Interactive Quiz about Ancient Egypt (with answers)

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King Tut's Tomb and Howard Carter for Kids - Ancient Egypt for Kids

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King Tut is short for King Tutankhamen. His name is actually pronounced like this: Toot-ong-kah -men. King Tut was only Pharaoh for about 9 years. Yet he is probably one of the most famous pharaohs of all. King Tut was nine years old when he became Pharaoh.

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This video describes more about who King Tutankhamen was.

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King Tut and His Treasures for Kids: Biography of Tutankhamun, Discovery of his Tomb - FreeSchool

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With this informational book students will learn and discover the land and home of the the Sphinx, the Nile, and the Valley of the Kings.

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Students will create an Ancient Egypt Map. Making, editing, and using maps helps students develop spatial-thinking skills that carry over into other subjects like math and science.

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The Map of Egypt lets you navigate geographically among the artifacts, characters, and places. You can use the controls to adjust what is displayed on the map. Click any location on the map to learn more.

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The Map of Egypt lets you navigate geographically among the artifacts, characters, and places. You can use the controls to adjust what is displayed on the map. Click any location on the map to learn more.

For detailed instructions, click the Help link at the top of the page.

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The Map of Egypt lets you navigate geographically among the artifacts, characters, and places. You can use the controls to adjust what is displayed on the map. Click any location on the map to learn more. For detailed instructions, click the Help link at the top of the page.

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In this Ancient Egypt video lesson for kids, learn about one of the first civilizations in history! Learn about the Nile River, Pharaohs, the pyramids, mummies and more!

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This book is about how the discovery of the Rosetta Stone and it's decipher helped to unlock secrets of Ancient Egyptian hieroglyphics.

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2008- Read this quickly one day when I was caught with nothing to read. Gives a nice overview of the history of the Rosetta Stone, and I actually learned a fair amount about Egyptian hieroglyphs.

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A very good summary of the events surrounding the discovery of Rosetta Stone and the subsequent attempts at interpreting hieroglyphics. Useful if you have a child studying Egypt or the Pyramids. If you have a child reading the 39 Clues have them read this book with the Egypt title.

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Students will use Egyptian hieroglyphics to write their name.

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This 3D model of the Rosetta Stone lets you move the stone so they can see it from all angles. It also allows you to zoom in on the stone to get a better view of the hieroglyphs. This 3D model can also be used with Virtual Reality.

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Part of grey and pink granodiorite stela bearing priestly decree concerning Ptolemy V in three blocks of text: Hieroglyphic (14 lines), Demotic (32 lines) and Greek (54 lines). The inscription is a decree passed by a council of priests, one of a series that affirm the royal cult of the 13 year-old Ptolemy V on the first anniversary of his coronation.

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Part of grey and pink granodiorite stela bearing priestly decree concerning Ptolemy V in three blocks of text: Hieroglyphic (14 lines), Demotic (32 lines) and Greek (54 lines). The inscription is a decree passed by a council of priests, one of a series that affirm the royal cult of the 13 year-old Ptolemy V on the first anniversary of his coronation.

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This short video talks about the history of the Rosetta Stone and how it was used to decipher hieroglyphs throughout Ancient Egypt.

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The Rosetta Stone - It's a Small World presents

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Discover the key to different languages and find out why language is so important in our world.

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Ancient Civilizations Resource Project S17