Ancient World Links for 6th Grade

• Mysterious Places -"Mysterious Places invites you to explore ancient civilizations and sacred sites - from Easter Island and Chichen Itza to Stonehenge and the hidden canyons of the American Southwest." -USA Today (Also includes ancient Egypt.)
  
  
• Mayan Hieroglyphics -"Much of the information here is aimed at Mayan experts, but if you're teaching a unit on the Mayan civilization, you'll find this site valuable....Most notable is the virtual tour of the House of the Governor. The site also contains a Mayan languages chart, sound files, a hieroglyphic syllabary, and links to other Mayan information." -Classroom Connect
  
  
• Karanis Excavation - from Univ. of Michigan
  
  
• Oriental Inst. Museum-Egypt Collection - from Univ. of Chicago
  
  
• Yahoo links to Egypt