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(Interview) Using the latest technology, they've revealed a succession plot concocted by one of the Pharaoh's junior wives and her son. And they believe they've identified that son, buried alongside his father.

National Geographic article focuses on the history of the reign of the Nubian king Piye, one of the so-called black pharaohs, in Egypt in 730 BC. The author also discusses the archaeological excavations made by Charles Bonnet beginning in the late 1960s in the Nubian dessert of the ancient settlement of Kerma.

Ancient civilization in Egypt developed along the Nile River around 8000 B.C. Permanent settlements were built along the river by about 7000 B.C. Papyrus, a plant used in making paper, grew abundantly along the river. Ancient Egyptians developed a form of writing called hieroglyphics. The success of scholars in deciphering the hieroglyphic writings of the ancient Egyptians have led to important discoveries about the life of these people.

This article describes the various aspects of everyday life in ancient Egypt.

According to one theory, an accident caused the untimely death of teenage pharaoh King Tut. How might a broken leg have sent him to his tomb?

Included are several maps of ancient and modern Egypt.
Find terrain, natural resources, archaeological, and featured objects.

Students complete an interactive "choose your own adventure" story relating to Egypt and geographical terms.

The site is divided into ten ‘chapters' which address themes or topics relevant to ancient Egypt. The ten ‘chapters' are presented on a menu page where the user can choose a chapter by clicking on the word or icon relating to that chapter.