Who was Howard Carter?
Howard Carter has been immortalised as the doughty Egyptologist who discovered Tutankhamun's long-forgotten tomb in the Valley of the Kings....
Who was Akhenaten?
Akhenaten (originally crowned Amenhotep IV) is one of ancient Egypt's most intriguing kings....
Death and afterlife
Ancient Egyptians believed in a life after death, and saw death itself as merely an interruption on the path to this afterlife.
Quiz: Do you know your way around Ancient Egypt?
Think you're the real life Indiana Jones? Test your knowledge of ancient Egypt and find out the truth...
Hieroglyphics: The writings on the wall
If important documents needed to be recorded to pass onto future generations - people had to learn to write...thus hieroglyphics were born.
Top Ten: Ancient Egyptian Sites
Here is a selection of Ancient Egypt's key archaeological sites.
Egyptian Mummification - The Seven Steps to Immortality
One the most famous and celebrated elements of Ancient Egypt was the fact they didn't just bury the dead bodies of the wealthy and the powerful; they turned them into mummies!
Quiz: Ancient Egypt
Ancient Egyptian civilisation spanned 3,000 years, three continents and over 20 dynasties. Bone up on your Ancient Egyptian history.
Seven Wonders of the Ancient World
The stunning Temple of Karnak was not deemed worthy of being a 'wonder' of the world, but which ones were?
What The Egyptians Did For Us?
For almost 3,000 years, Egypt was the world's leading civilisation. But what exactly did they do for us..?
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