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.
Iter: Gateway to the Middle Ages and Renaissance
Category
Late Antique and Medieval Studies
Type
Research Materials
Language
English
This website contains a bibliography and databases of scholarly materials about the Medieval and European Renaissance periods. Some materials may require a university library to access. There are some open access publications as well.
NAVIS II
Category
Ancient Europe
Type
Research Materials
Language
German; English; Dutch; Danish; French; Greek; Polish; Hebrew; Spanish; Italian
An international searchable image database on European ship archaeology contains information on over 15000 depictions of ancient ships. This site is a supplement to NAVIS I. It is browseable by find country of origin, ship components, ship properties, object type, date, and harbor.
Nonaka Kofun
Category
East Asian Studies
Type
Research Materials
Language
Japanese, English
This website of is managed by the Project for Preservation and Utilization of Artifacts from Nonaka Kofun. The site offers information about the Kofun period in Japan, Nonaka Kofun, and other resources about this era.
Hakodate Jomon Culture Center
Category
East Asian Studies
Type
Museum Tours
Language
Japanese, English
This website maintained by the Hakodate Jomon Culture Center provides guides to Jomon culture as well as information about exhibitions with artifacts from Jomon era. Website also includes some photos from the exhibition.
Ancient DNA Hub
Category
General Archaeology
Type
Research Materials
Language
English
On this website you can find information about DNA from ancient cultures. The information provided on Ancient DNA Hub summarizes what is said in primary sources about each ancient culture for which autosomal DNA is available.
English Heritage
Category
Preservation and Conservation
Type
Study Aids
Language
English
English Heritage preserves and conserves 400 places in England and their website has non-scholarly information about the histories of these places and preservation/conservation techniques, including a wide video series about the topic; they also have volunteering opportunities.
Iconography of Deities and Demons in the Ancient Near East (IDD) | Universitāt Zürich
Category
Ancient Near Eastern Languages & Civilizations
Type
Research Materials
Language
English
This project by Universitāt Zürich provides analyses of Near Eastern and Biblical deities and demons, as well as broader inisght into different religions in the region.
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