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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.
Coin Hoards of the Roman Republic Online
Category
Ancient Greek & Roman Studies
Type
Research Materials
Language
Arabic, Bulgarian, Danish, German, Greek, English, Spanish, French, Hungarian, Italian, Dutch, Polish, Romanian, Russian, Swedish, Turkish, Ukrainian, Urdu

An online collection of Roman Republican coin hoards mainly from the period 155 BC to AD 2. The database is both browseable and searchable by key word. Search results list the number and type of coins found in a particular hoard, with internal links to images of coin types (not usually the exact coin in the hoard you have searched for). There is also a digital map of hoard locations and visualization tools.
The Tomb of Nefertari
Category
Ancient African and Egyptian Studies
Type
Museum Tours
Language
English, Russian

This website contains a 3D digital reconstruction of the Tomb of Queen Nefertari from the Valley Of the Queens in ancient Thebes, high-quality videos and images, bibliographical information on Queen Nefertari, and other research materials.
Mapping History
Category
Ancient Greek & Roman Studies
Type
Study Aids
Language
English

This website is a coproduction of the University of Oregon and Universitat Munster that has collected digital maps related to American, European, Latin American, and African history. Topical maps include introductory essays by scholars that provide additional context. The maps are also organized as a timeline to show chronological developments. Maps related to Ancient Studies include: Greek colonization, Greek diplomatic connections, the movement of Greek intellectuals, Roman Italy, the "3rd century crisis," Roman Asia Minor, and Indigenous Peoples of North America.
Moche Iconography
Category
Ancient American (Indigenous) Studies
Type
Research Materials
Language
English

A database of digitzed images from Moche pottery, sorted by themes such as daily life, the natural world, and the supernatural. Contains information on Moche society and culture. Website text also available in Spanish but the image descriptions may not be.
Literature database ArchbotLit
Category
General Archaeology
Type
Research Materials
Language
English, German

The website with information about the history of cultivated plants. The database has archaeobotanical literature on ancient crops accessible, which is otherwise scattered over a large number of international journals and excavation reports.
Virtual Religion Index
Category
Ancient Religion
Type
Study Aids
Language
English

This website analyzes & highlights important content of religion-related websites. Links are provided not only to homepages but to major directories & documents about various themes, including ancient Near Eastern studies, archaeology, religious art, Biblical studies, Greco-Roman studies and Jewish studies.
Jewish Encyclopedia
Category
General History
Type
Research Materials
Language
English

This website contains the complete contents of the 12-volume Jewish Encyclopedia, oiginally published between 1901-1906, which recently became part of the public domain. This online version contains the unedited contents of the original encyclopedia.
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