Monthly Favorites
World History Encyclopedia
Category
General History
Type
Study Aids
Language
English
The World History Encyclopedia (formerly the Ancient History Encyclopedia) provides a multitude of resources to engage the public in world history and cultural heritage. There are numerous encyclopedia-style articles on a range of historical and archaeological topics including, art and architecture, daily life, biographies of famous individuals, places, states, time periods, religions, and warfare. The coverage of the site is primarily ancient and medieval, but it is expanding into the Medieval, Early Modern, and Modern periods. There is also a repository of materials for educators such as timelines, quizzes, a media library, and translations of ancient documents. There is also a growing collection of YouTube videos and podcasts on world history subjects. Many of the articles have been translated into a variety of languages.
The China Biographical Database
Category
East Asian Studies
Type
Research Materials
Language
English, Chinese
The China Biographical Database Project is a freely accessible relational database with biographical information on over 500,000 historical individuals primarily from the 7th through 19th centuries. The database datasets are downloadable. There is also additional information on their blog, published papers, and events pages.
Achemenet
Category
Ancient Near Eastern Languages & Civilizations
Type
Research Materials
Language
French; English
This website contains various tools and resources for the study of the Achaemenid Persian Empire, including texts, translations, bibliography, information on archaeological sites, images, maps, museum information, and online publications. Texts are arranged by language (Aramaic, Babylonian, Egyptian, Elamite, Greek, Lycian, and multilingual), region (Anatolia, Babylon, Egypt, Fars, and Greece), and publication.
Cremation Bronze Age Burials (CBAB)
Category
Ancient Europe
Type
Research Materials
Language
English
A collection of the cremation burials in the Late Bronze Age (14th – 9th century BC), from the "Urnfield" culture in Southern and Southeastern Europe. This database offers a unique opportunity to collect, standardize, compare, and analyze data sets from different regions, and thus create a solid starting point for regional and supra-regional studies on Bronze Age cremation phenomena.
African Fossils
Category
General Archaeology
Type
Museum Tours
Language
English
A website where viewers can interact with images and 3D models of prehistoric hominid fossils and artifacts (primarily from excavations at Lake Turkana in East Africa). Contains maps, images of excavation sites, and a timeline of the fossils.
The Ancient Egypt Site
Category
Ancient African and Egyptian Studies
Type
Study Aids
Language
English
An online online reference guide for the ancient Egyptian history covering various topics like history, archaeology, religion, and language. Also contains a visual index and a page with links to further resources about Egyptology worldwide.
Ancient Jew Review
Category
Unspecified
Type
Research Materials
Language
English
Ancient Jew Review is a subscription-free digital forum for the publication of peer-reviewed academic articles, essays on new research and field trends, pedagogical methods and materials, and reviews of recent publications devoted to ancient Judaism and the study of the ancient world.
Taiwan Memory Exhibition
Category
East Asian Studies
Type
Research Materials
Language
English, Chinese (Traditional)
Taiwan Memory is a website of digitized collections. It contains many precious materials and documents that are related to Taiwan’s history, and it is a rich resource of materials on both the island and the nation's history.
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