ANCIENT EGYPT PUZZLES

Our schools 'Egypt Detectives' workshop can't run at the moment, so we've turned some of our objects into online jigsaw puzzles!

How quickly can you crack our puzzles? What will you learn about Ancient Egypt along the way?

Model of a funerary boat from Ancient Egypt (c. 2125–1940 BC)

This model is from a tomb. The Ancient Egyptians believed that boats helped transport the dead to the Afterlife. They also symbolised the journey of the dead person to the sacred site of Abydos.

Find out which famous river flows through Egypt.

Ancient Egyptian Hippopotamus Figurine c. 3600–3500

Hippopotamus figurine, Egypt (c. 3600–3500 BC)

Animals were important to the Ancient Egyptians. Their gods could be in animal or human form or a mixture of the two. Hippos fiercely defend their young, so Ancient Egyptians chose her to protect women and children.

What animal would you choose to protect your family?

Canopic Jars, Egypt, (c. 380-343 BC)

Canopic jars were used to store the organs that were removed from a body when it was mummified. Each organ was protected by one of the Four Sons of Horus.

Can you find? Hapy (baboon head) - lungs, Imsety (human head) - liver, Qebehsenuef (falcon head) intestines - and Duamutef (jackal head) - stomach.