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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.
Gaya Tumuli for World Heritage
Category
East Asian Studies
Type
Research Materials
Language
Korean, English
The purpose of establishment of 'The World Heritage Nomination Office for Gaya Tumuli' is promoting miscellaneous matter such as nomination process and preservation work for registering Gaya tumuli (Gimhae Daeseong-dong Tumuli, Haman Marisan Tumuli, Hapcheon Okjeon Tumuli, Goryeong Jisan-dong Tumuli, Goseong Songhak-dong Tumuli, Changnyeong Gyo-dong and Songhyeon-dong Tumuli, Namwon Yugok-ri and Durak-ri Tumuli) and planning to preserve and utilize the sites after the registration.
Conservation - SAM - Seattle Art Museum
Category
Preservation and Conservation
Type
Research Materials
Language
English
Access to Museum conservation materials, including articles, ongoing projects, images & videos; access to contact conservation team; access to view collections online; videos to study collection.
Digital Topographical Bibliography
Category
Ancient African and Egyptian Studies
Type
Research Materials
Language
English
A database with a collection of Ancient Egyptian Hieroglyphic Texts, Statues, Reliefs, and Paintings. It also presents and analyzes both published and unpublished information about ancient Egyptian monuments.
New skeletal evidence could put decades-old debate over Qumran settlers to rest | The Times of Israel
Category
Biblical Studies
Type
Research Materials
Language
English
Information about the new excavation at the site Qumran where the Dead Sea Scrolls were found, with new evidence to support the consensus that Qumran was a sectarian settlement.
Denver Art Museum: Conservation
Category
Preservation and Conservation
Type
Research Materials
Language
English
Access to conservation materials related to the Museum, including conservation of their collection, ongoing projects and access to related internal or external scholarly articles, videos and images.
Archaeological Data Service
Category
General Archaeology
Type
Research Materials
Language
English
The Archaeological Data Service is an accredited UK-based organization that makes available a wide variety of information for researchers related to archaeology and heritage. There are resources for doing digital humanities and preservation. The archives, library, and search functions provide access to an enormous repository of data, unpublished reports, and more.
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