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Weird History
What It Was Like to Be Egyptian Royalty
What was everyday life like for Egyptian royals? In a word: busy. Though they lived in the lap of luxury and enjoyed a standard of living that most other ancient Egyptians didn't, Egyptian royalty generally didn't have much downtime.
Weird History
Life for Ancient Egyptians
There's quite a few strange facts that might surprise you about what ancient Egyptian civilization was actually like. Today we're taking a deeper look into what life was like amongst the pyramids.
Wonderscape
History Kids: King Tut and Other Famous Egyptian Mummies
In this video, we learn about the famous Egyptian pharaoh, King Tutankhamun, and the discovery of his tomb by British archaeologist Howard Carter. The video explores the significance of archaeology and the excavation process, as well as...
60 Second Histories
Mummification - part 2
An Egyptian high priest continues to talk about mummification and explains the symbolism of the amulets and magic charms they used to send the pharaoh into the afterlife.
American Museum of Natural History
Ask a Scientist About Mummies
Many are aware of the mummies found in the tombs of Egypt. But in addition to the mummified bodies of the ancient pharaohs like King Tut, archaeologists also found cat mummies, dog mummies, and alligator mummies. In a video interview,...
TED-Ed
How to Make a Mummy
Were the ancient Egyptians successful in evading decomposition during the mummification process? What happens to the human body after death? This fascinating video combines a study of biology and the mummification process of some...
Curated OER
Engineering an Empire - Egypt - Part 9/10
Shades of Indiana Jones and Ramses II! False burial chambers and pits are all features of the most thoroughly decorated of all the Valley of the Kings tombs. Part nine also looks at the engineering techniques used to create Abu Simbel as...
Curated OER
Engineering an Empire - Egypt - Part 3/10
Imagine organizing and providing for a workforce of 10,000, just one of the many challenges facing Imhotep, the architect of the worldÕs first stone step pyramid. Images and re-enactments enliven part three of the series on ancient...
Curated OER
The Dino Mummy, A Tour of the Body
Casey Gardener takes your class to meet Leonardo, one of the most intact dinosaur mummies ever found. A prominent paleontologist takes you on a tour of the dinosaur's body, showing how fossils and mummies can tell the story of life as it...
Curated OER
What is a Dino Mummy?
Excite your class with this clip that describes one of the most interesting dinosaur finds ever. Found by a high school student, a completely articulated mummified hadrosaur was uncovered in the high deserts of North Dakota. Why are...
Curated OER
Screaming Mummy Mystery
You cannot enter the afterlife without your name, or so says Egyptian theology. In "Egypt Unwrapped: the Mystery of the Screaming Man," the National Geographic Channel follows researchers as they attempt to unwrap the mystery surrounding...
PBS
Pbs: Burial Artifacts
This site from PBS provides a fascinating account cataloging several different artifacts that were found in graves throughout the Inca area. One of the graves was of a little girl, named "Sarita", on the summit of Sara Sara.
PBS
Nova: Ice Mummies
From an episode of NOVA broadcast by PBS in 1998, learn about an expedition to uncover sacrificial "ice mummies" in the Andes.