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Portrait Head of Queen Tiye with a Crown of Two Feathers
More free lessons at: http://www.khanacademy.org/video?v=j55j1NZoAKk A conversation between Dr. Beth Harris and Dr. Steven Zucker in front of Portrait Head of Queen Tiye with a Crown of Two Feathers, c. 1355 B.C.E., Amarna Period, Dynasty...

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Mini-lecture: LGBT in Ancient Egypt (UCL)
To celebrate LGBT History Month, the UCL Petrie Museum created an LGBT History Trail of objects that tell of homosexuality in ancient Egypt. It also considered some of the mythology and stories that construct ancient Egyptian sexuality. John...

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Ancient Egypt: Crash Course World History #4
In which John covers the long, long history of ancient Egypt, including the Old, Middle and New Kingdoms, and even a couple of intermediate periods. Learn about mummies, pharaohs, pyramids and the Nile with John Green. Crash Course World...

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Harper's Songs in Ancient Egypt
Hey there today i talk about Harper's songs in ancient egypt... music for the intro is by the permission i can use of :Derek Fiechter Youtube : https://www.youtube.com/user/dfiechter2 itunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/artist/derek-fiechter/id537301417...

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Cradles of Civilization - Hieroglyphics
Dr. David Neiman discusses the development of hieroglyphs and the use of papyrus and ink in Egypt. Further, he describes how the Phoenicians revolutionized writing with the invention of the alphabet, and that even though the scribes resisted...

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Rosetta Stone, 196 B.C.E
More free lessons at: http://www.khanacademy.org/video?v=OFXY9-pec1I
Rosetta Stone, 196 B.C.E., granite, 114.4 cm x 72.3 x 27.9 cm or 45 x 28.5 x 11 in. (British Museum, London)
Speakers: Dr. Beth Harris and Dr. Steven Zucker

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House Altar Depicting Akhenaten, Nefertiti and Three Daughters
More free lessons at: http://www.khanacademy.org/video?v=ryycDVWXDvc House Altar depicting Akhenaten, Nefertiti and Three of their Daughters, limestone, New Kingdom, Amarna period, 18th dynasty, c.1350 BCE (Ägyptisches Museum/Neues Museum...

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The Seated Scribe, c. 2620-2500 B.C.E.
More free lessons at: http://www.khanacademy.org/video?v=cxs1d3N60UI The Seated Scribe, c. 2620-2500 B.C.E., c. 4th Dynasty, Old Kingdom, painted limestone with rock crystal, magnesite, and copper/arsenic inlay for the eyes and wood for...

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Conservation of a Crocodile Mummy
The British Museum takes an in-depth look at the conservation processes involved in getting a crocodile mummy ready for display for the first time in 75 years, bringing to light some fascinating new facts about this crocodile mummy. You can...

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Egyptian Beadnet Dress (Detail)
Egyptian, Dynasty 4, Reign of Khufu, 2551 - 2528 BCE, faience and gold. This beadnet dress is the earliest surviving example of a garment with the lozenge pattern. This pattern is frequently used when depicting women's clothing in Egyptian...