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.
A database for Spondylus gaederopus during the Neolithic of Europe
Category
Ancient Europe
Type
Research Materials
Language
English
An online collection of data related to Spondylus gaederopus (a kind of mollusk) with information about sites between the Palaeolithic and the Iron Age. The time frame for the widest distribution occurred between 5500 and 5000 BC.
The Lexicon of Greek Personal Names (LGPN)
Category
Ancient Greek & Roman Studies
Type
Research Materials
Language
English
Searchable database of ancient Greek personal names. Includes information about naming practices as well. Information gathered from personal tombstones, dedications, works of art, civic decrees, treaties, citizen-lists, artefacts, and grafitti.
Bible Odyssey
Category
Biblical Studies
Type
Research Materials
Language
English
Created by the Society of Biblical Literature this site includes short introductions to topics related to the Bible in its historical context. The entries are written by scholars. Includes links to a few Bible translations, including the NRSV, images, and maps.
HertiageDaily
Category
General History
Type
Research Materials
Language
English
HeritageDaily is an independent publisher of the latest scientific discoveries, research, and travel news. First launched as an archaeology blog in 2011, the site has grown into a publisher of general scientific subjects, with a focus on archaeology, anthropology, palaeoanthropology, and palaeontology.
Hornemann Institute
Category
Preservation and Conservation
Type
Research Materials
Language
German, English
The primary aim of the Institute is the world wide knowledge transfer of current scientific results within the scope of conservation and restoration, offers related information and services, such as publishing a journal and books and providing collected external links; also continuing education courses and organization of conferences; most of these resources are paid but some are accessible freely
Victoria & Albert Museum Collections
Category
Art History
Type
Museum Tours
Language
English
This website contains a searchable database of images and information about pieces in the Victoria & Albert Museum, a museum of art and design. Objects come from a wide variety of locations and time periods (ancient China to today). The V&A has a large collection of medieval European objects and manuscripts in particular.
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