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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.
Parthian Empire
Category
Central Asian Studies
Type
Research Materials
Language
English

The website with information about Parthian Empire - history, coins, geography, resources, art and culture. Also, it has references to the books, articles, maps, and other resources necessary for further study of this topic.
The Smithsonian's Human Origins Program | The Smithsonian Museum of Natural History
Category
General Archaeology
Type
Museum Tours
Language
English

The Smithsonian’s National Museum of Natural History is committed to expanding the public understanding of human evolution by providing open-access guides, models, and other materials for the study of human prehistory.
Heidelberg Historic Literature - Digitized
Category
Ancient Near Eastern Languages & Civilizations
Type
Languages
Language
English

This open source website contains digitzed manuscripts, historical maps, archaeological publications, select academic literature, and a papyrus collection (text only availble in German for the papyrus collection).
Cooper's Ferry Archaeological Site
Category
General Archaeology
Type
Study Aids
Language
English

Has a series of short introductory videos explaining the process of field archaeology, including excavation, use of digital applications and tools, and geoarchaeology at the site of Cooper's Ferry in western Idaho.
The Torah
Category
Ancient Religion
Type
Research Materials
Language
English

This online publication seeks to make academic biblical scholarship accessible to the public. There are essays on the Torah, themes of Jewish holidays, and contemporary religious discourse in the Jewish community. The section on the Torah is organized by book and subdivided by theme and topic.
Open Art Images
Category
Art History
Type
Research Materials
Language
English

Open Art Images is a search and visualization engine for high-resolution images of artwork from all around the world and from every period in history that belong to the public domain or to a type of license which allows their reuse. All images come with detailed information, relevant to the understanding of their historical and cultural context and which informs the user about their current location, source, and license. It includes images from Stone Age through Renaissance to Surrealism.
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