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The Theban Mapping Project
A comprehensive archaeological database of Thebes. Visit each tomb in the Valley of the Kings through the interactive atlas with plans, descriptions, images and movies. Articles on the history of Thebes, tomb development and decoration. Staff, progress r
http://www.thebanmappingproject.com/
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Tomb of Ramesses II and Remains of his Funerary Treasure
Its director Christian Leblanc describes the Franco-Egyptian mission started in 1991 to clear the tomb of Ramses the Great. Includes a plan and photographs.
http://ourworld.compuserve.com/homepages/gerard_Flament/ramstomb.htm
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Topographical and Petrological Survey of Ancient Egyptian Quarries
Features a methodology paper by James A. Harrell and V. Max Brown, University of Toledo. Includes photos and maps.
http://www.eeescience.utoledo.edu/Faculty/Harrell/Egypt/Quarries/Quarries_Menu.html
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Valley of the Kings Foundation
Offers news about the Amarna Royal Tombs Project and an overview of the Foundation's work.
http://www.valleyofthekings.org/
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BBC News Online: Library of Alexandria Discovered
Dr David Whitehouse reports that archaeologists have found what they believe to be the site of the fabled Library of Alexandria, often described as the world's first major seat of learning.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/3707641.stm
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Pedestals of Road of Rams Statues Found
Discovery reveals a road linking the temples of Thebes.
http://www.arabicnews.com/ansub/Daily/Day/000404/2000040483.html
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Oldest Astronomical Megalith Alignment
The University of Colorado declares an assembly of huge stone slabs at Nabta, 6,500 to 6,000 years old, to be the oldest known astronomical alignment of megaliths in the world.
http://www.colorado.edu/PublicRelations/NewsReleases/1998/Oldest_Astronomical_Megalith_A.html
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Cleopatra's Palace Found
Obscured by murky water for more than 1,500 years, remains of the ancient capital of the Ptolemies have been found in Egypt's Port of Alexandria, reports Archaeology.
http://www.archaeology.org/9703/newsbriefs/alexandria.html
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Tombs of the Unknown Workers
Discovery of the tombs of the pyramid builders.
http://www.cnn.com/WORLD/9608/11/egypt.pyramids/index.html
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Egyptologists Stumble Upon Huge Ramses II Statue
An incomplete statue depicts Ramses with a sun god.
http://www.cnn.com/TECH/9608/05/egypt.statue/
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