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Alexandria
 
    General
    Very nice site, lots of embedded links, guides to city history, visitors' guide, maps to the city parts, picture gallery, and links to related sites.
        http://ce.eng.usf.edu/pharos/Alexandria/index.html
    Official site for French group doing both underwater and land excavations in and around Alexandria.
       http://www.greece.org/alexandria/cea/index.htm
    Unique site. Text-to-speech history of city, Qait Bey Webcam for live feeds from the lighthouse site, a "Virtual Environment" of the old
        lighthouse,  map, timeline, history and architecture, list of sites and museums in Egypt, and links.  Also "Alexander the Great" page.
       http://www.eternalegypt.org/EternalEgyptWebsiteWeb/HomeServlet?ee_website_action_key=action.display.element&story_id=&module_id=&element_id=30757&language_id=1
 
   Pharos Lighthouse
    History of lighthouse, with drawing of what it might have looked like, photos, embedded links to related information, and references.
        http://www.touregypt.net/featurestories/pharoslighthouse.htm
    Wikipedia site, history of lighthouse, drawings, photos, lots of good embedded links.
        http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lighthouse_of_Alexandria
    Quotations from the medieval muslim writer, Al Bakri, describing the ancient lighthouse and its' condition at that time.
       http://einhornpress.com/pharos.aspx
    Excellent short video clip with history of the lighthouse; has both modern views of the ruins and harbor and reconstructions, drawings, and
        ancient coins showing the lighthouse.
 
   Sunken City
    Nova site, excellent.  Has short video preview of TV PBS special, nice article with maps about exploring the underwater site, an interview
        with Jean Yves Empereur (underwater archaeological specialist), selected video clips of some of the stunning finds in the Alexandria harbor,
        and a great game to play!
        http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/sunken/
    Report to UNESCO by Jean-Yves Empereur, 1994-94, with links and some photos.
        http://www.unesco.org/csi/pub/source/alex6.htm
   Nice site with the history of submarine archaeology in Egypt and particularly in the Alexandria area.
      http://www.culture.gouv.fr/culture/archeosm/en/fr-alexand.htm
   Wave Propagation and Sedimentation at the Pharos Site. Technical study done for Jean-Yves Empereur. Overview of present situation,
        four different projections of possible sedimentation in the future.  A number of charts, maps.
       http://www.unesco.org/csi/pub/source/alex9.htm
 
    Catacombs
    Site is a brief history of the cemetery, plus a narrative tour through the most often visited area of the catacombs. Some photos.
    1878 engraving with description by Ebers.
    Wikipedia, short article with links about the necropolis.
 
   Library
    History of the Library at Alexandria.  Links to articles on "Growth of the Library of Alexandria,", "The First Librarians," "Intellectual Gatherings at
        the Library of Alexandria," others.
 
Tanis
    Wikipedia, good brief history, map.  Links and references.
        http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tanis,_Egypt
    Brief history, photos of major artifacts, list of major tombs.
        http://www.egyptologyonline.com/tanis.htm
    History, map, photos of site, map of temple complex, lots of embedded links, reference list.
       http://www.touregypt.net/featurestories/tanis.htm
    French site, covering the history and development of the site by the French dig team.  Has photos, maps.
        http://monsite.wanadoo.fr/fouillesdetanis/
 
Bubastis
   Wikipedia, nice history, summary of the religious background of the city site and the ruins, embedded links.
    Nice site, embedded links to other related historical data, has photos, map of temple and ruins, and list of references.
 
Sais
    Brief article in Wikipedia, explains site and gives references and external links.
     History of dynastic site, how to get there.
    Egyptian Exploration Society/University of Durham site. Includes history of site going back to Predynastic times, an Overview of EES work at
        Sais, Season Reports 1997-2006, a photo gallery, list of publications, and links. Excellent site detailing work at a little known or published site.
 
Buto (Tel el Fara'in)
    Wikipedia article, brief, has map and some embedded links.
    Very nice article on a little known site.  Gives history of site, some photos of open air museum, embedded links.
    Deutsches Archaologisches Institut site, "Investigations and excavations of the German Institute of Archaeology in Cairo since 1983", very
        nice.  In English.  Has brief descriptions of history, research and methods, and a number of photos of excavation, artifacts, burials, and
        diagrams of site, plus aerial photos.
    "The Megalithic Temple at Buto, Herodouts 115".  First page, citation, of article which may be requested in full from JSTOR, The Journal of
       Hellenic Studies, licensed to The Society for the Promotion of Hellenic Studies.  Interesting and tantalizing.
   Bibliography.
    Nice article on site.
 
Tell el-Balamun
    Description and history of site in central Delta, brief excavations in 1990's, and "how to get there".
 
Kafr el-Sheikh
    Description and history of central Delta site, unexcavated, and how to get there.
 
Behbeit el-Hagar
    Lengthy history and description of central Delta site, unexcavated, and how to get there.
 
Samannud
    History and description of unexcavated central Delta site.  Epigraphic study done in 1998.  Includes directions to the site.  Excavation expected
        in the future.
 
Abu Sir Bana
    Brief description of unexcavated central Delta site, directions to get to site.