The British Museum's web site on ancient Egypt. The site is divided into ten 'chapters' which address themes or topics relevant to ancient Egypt:

Egyptian Life
Geography
Gods and Goddesses
Mummification
Pharaoh
Pyramids
Temples
Time
Trades
Writing

The Centre for Computer-aided Egyptological Research (CCER) at Utrecht University in The Netherlands has information about computer programs and resources which are useful in the study of Ancient Egypt.

A good place to find out about shareware such as fonts, games and programs with an Egypt theme.

A feature from the Royal Ontario Museum.

A way to create and read messages written in hieroglyphics using the Internet.

Guardian's Egypt is the result of one person's interest in Ancient Egypt. The site has lots of information about all aspects of Ancient Egyptian life including:

Famous Pharaohs
Pyramids
Hieroglyphs
Mummies
Sites & Monuments
Egyptian Art/Music
Museums & Exhibits
Egypt Today

The Walton Hall of Ancient Egypt at the Carnegie Museum of Natural History holds about twenty-five-hundred ancient Egyptian artifacts. Over six hundred of them, are displayed in The Walton Hall of Ancient Egypt.

Life in Ancient Egypt is the World Wide Web version of the exhibition covering Time, Place, The River Nile, Daily Life, Gods and Religion and Funeral Customs.

An excellent interactive activity from the Oriental Institute of the University of Chicago.

The activity guides you through the process of mummification as you prepare the body by removing the vital organs, drying out the body and wrapping it in linen before placing the mummy in its sarcophagus.

The Official Internet Site of the Ministry of Tourism, Egypt A vast on-line resource about Egypt which covers all aspects of ancient and modern life.

The reading level of much of the material will make it more suitable for background reading for teachers and parents. There are many excellent images but be prepared to wait while they download.

This has to be the best site about Ancient Egypt for children and their parents and teachers. Three 'Chihuahua Pharaohs', Neferchichi, Neferkiki and Corkankhamun introduce you to everything you want to know about Ancient Egyptian life. The site includes:

A collection of Egypt clip art and background patterns.

Links for children and teachers, lesson plans, and a list of books that no classroom should be without.

A hypertext mummy tour to learn how and why the Egyptians mummified their dead.

Type in your name and you will get back your name written in hieoglyphics.

A French site - but there is English text too