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We visited Yahoo!'s Egyptology category (under Social Science > Archaeology) to see how we could steer you in a helpful direction. While sites about tombs, pharaohs, and mysteries of the Nile intrigued us, we didn't find any titles or comments that looked like they'd contain information specifically for budding Egyptologists. Two of the subcategories looked more promising: First we clicked on Research Centers and found sites from both Europe and the U.S.
representing research institutions dedicated to studies of ancient Egypt. The American Research Center in Egypt is a professional organization offering a wealth of fellowships, projects, expeditions, and similar opportunities. While the list of events and programs seemed rather U.S.-centric, the resources page was global in scope. It led us to the Egyptological Fieldwork Directory of ongoing digs and restoration projects, hosted by the Centre For Computer-Aided Egyptological Research, an informative site from Utrecht University in The Netherlands. Back at Yahoo! we were tempted by the Mummies
category, but instead had a look at Egyptology Web Directories, a collection of specialized index and catalog sites. There we found World Wide Ancient Egypt's list of colleges and universities on several continents that offer Egyptology curricula. Other links led to The Egyptology Resources Page, a popular source for professional news and gossip, and the Egypt Exploration Society, based in the UK, which lists ongoing excavations. Although we'd located abundant online material delineating the work of
Egyptologists, we still hadn't found any introductory career-specific resources. So we redefined our search by typing the phrase "careers archaeology" into Yahoo!'s search box. Our first result was called Frequently Asked Questions about a Career in Archaeology in the United States. Eureka! The job descriptions, reading recommendations, and resources here will be useful to aspiring pyramid builders and pharaoh hunters wherever they may live.
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