Online Activities

Find! Activity

Find! Discover the work of Dr. Sarah Parcak and experiment with how satellite imaging can be used to uncover long-lost archaeological sites. Can you find the buried archaeological remains at Amarna, a real archaeological site in Egypt?

Pack! Activity

Pack! Work with archaeologists Dr. Brad Lepper and Dr. Salima Ikram and forensic anthropologist Dr. Tosha Dupras to learn what supplies they pack for an excavation. What equipment will you pack for your archaeological excavation?

Downloadable Activities

Activity Guide (PDF)

Educator Guide (PDF)

Lost Egypt was produced by COSI in cooperation with the Science Museum Exhibit Collaborative, and was built by the Science Museum of Minnesota. Artifacts are on loan from the Brooklyn Museum and The Academy of Natural Sciences. Photography © 2008 Brad Feinknopf. Mummy scans © 2005 Akhmim Mummy Studies Consortium.