Set to become available in stages beginning in 2008, UCLA has received a grant to work in cooperation with an international team of scholars to launch the "world's first comprehensive online encyclopedia dedicated to all aspects of ancient Egypt and its legacy". 
From a press release from April 28: "The UEE will have two versions: an Open Version, an easily operated, no-frills version that will be available to anybody with access to the Internet via the University of California's online publication series eScholarship; and a Full Version, a more sophisticated version that will target users familiar with such information retrieval systems as map searches and weighted keyword searches. Unlike a printed reference book, the UEE Full Version also will feature virtual reality models - or 3-D computer reconstructions of ancient temples, tombs, settlements and landscapes. Editors are looking into the prospects of including a database of hieroglyphic texts and archaeological data. They hope to integrate primary and archival material, so that users can inspect archaeological treasures."
Read more about this project: UCLA Egyptologists' E-Encyclopedia Project.
Egyptian Coronation of Seti Relief: Egyptian Statues and Wall Reliefs at eMuseumStore.com
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