What Egytpologists really talk about. The Egyptologists' Electronic Forum (archives link) has email exchanges on a variety of topics of current Egyptoligical interest. It's not the sort of thing you usually get from newspapers, magazines, or the Discovery Channel -- although much spirited discussion often takes place regarding those sources -- but by and large most of it is accessible to the intrested reader. True, some of the topics can be a bit tedious to those outside the discipline (e.g., Who was the 'Overseer of the Upbringing of the King's Sons' (of Amunhotep III), (April 2003)), but overall it makes for fascinating reading.


More on Egypt.Osiris.net has a boatload of images and text on tombs and mastabas. Some of the more recent additions include the tomb of Ramesses III, the tomb of Sethy I, and a slideshow of Horemheb's Theban tomb (all links courtesy Thierry Benderitter).

Hierakonpolis. One of the best sites (Web) for one of the most important sites (archaeological) in Egypt is Hierakonpolis.org. THe site is managed by Renee Friedman. Hierakonpolis (HK as it is generally known) is probably the earliest true Egyptian city and its foundation marked the beginning of what would become the Egyptian Dynastic state. It has been excavated by various missions over the years, more recently by the late (and great) Michael Hoffman, since managed ably by the late (and great) Barbara Adams and (not late, but still great) Renee Friedman. This site and many others devoted to Hierakonpolis is a great source for information on formative Egypt. HK is, in fact, the source of the famous Narmer Pallette now housed in the Egyptian Museum in Cairo.