top of page

Online Resources Database for Ancient Studies

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.

Mongol Empire Podcast

Category

Central Asian Studies

Type

Study Aids

Language

English

The podcast series about the Mongol Empire and also all bibliography used for it.

Sannai Maruyama Site

Category

East Asian Studies

Type

Research Materials

Language

Japanese, English, Korean, Chinese

This website provides data about the Sannan Maruyama ruins, with photos of excavated items and ruins, archaeological excavation reports, and more.

Goryeo Celadon Museum

Category

East Asian Studies

Type

Museum Tours

Language

English, Korean, Chinese, Japanese

The Goryeo Celadon Museum provides visitors with opportunities to experience the past, the present and the future all in one place, which includes relics on display to showcase the production techniques of delicate, sophisticated Goryeo Celadon, experiencing programs to fashion and feel the clay, and the contents on display adapted with modern digital technologies.

Griffin Warrior Tomb

Category

Ancient Greek & Roman Studies

Type

Research Materials

Language

English

A website about excavations at Pylos related to the "Griffin Warrior" tomb. The website documents some of the excavations and finds from 2015-2018 in and around the area. There are pages about the history of excavations and a photo gallery.

The Lexis of Cloth and Clothing Project

Category

Late Antique and Medieval Studies

Type

Research Materials

Language

English

A database of medieval textiles and clothing styles from Britain (c. 700-1450). The searchable and browseable database includes textual references, various dictionary definitions, images, and illustrations.

Confucius Website

Category

Ancient Philosophy

Type

Ancient Texts

Language

Arabic; Chinese; Dutch; English; French; German; Greek; Hebrew; Indonesian; Italian; Japanese; Korean; Latin; Malay; Persian; Polish; Portuguese; Russian; Spanish; Tagalog; Tamil; Thai

A website that offers various resources and lectures, including translations of the Analects (Lun Yu) in multiple languages, as well as translations of other select passages related to Confucius.

Diotíma

Category

Ancient Greek & Roman Studies

Type

Ancient Texts

Language

English

This website is "a resource for information on women, gender, sex, sexualities, race, ethnicity, class, status, masculinity, enslavement, disability, and the intersections among them in the ancient Mediterranean world." There are free online translations of relevant ancient Greek, Latin, Coptic, and Egyptian texts, useful bibliographies for research, lesson plans and syllabi for teachers, essays and reviews by contributors, and a collection of images and artwork.

Çatalhöyük Reseach Project

Category

General Archaeology

Type

Research Materials

Language

English, Turkish

Since 1993, the Çatalhöyük Research Project has recruited an international group of specialists to pioneer new archaeological, conservation and curatorial methods on and off site. Simultaneously, it aims to advance understandings of human life in the past.

Persons and Names of the Middle Kingdom

Category

Ancient African and Egyptian Studies

Type

Research Materials

Language

English

Online database of Ancient Egyptian Middle Kingdom names. The database contains personal names, people, written sources, titles, and dossiers of persons attested in various sources. The preliminary version currently available online is limited to the 11th–17th Dynasties. Knowledge of hieroglyphs necessary to use the site.

Bartholomew's World

Category

Ancient Philosophy

Type

Research Materials

Language

English, Latin

An interactive site about the medieval scholasticism. Bartholomew's World introduces medieval Scholasticism and at the same time strengthens skills in Latin. The website includes chapters about Albert the Great, Alfarabi, Averroes Avicenna, Bonaventure Brigid of Sweden, Hildegard of Bingen, Maimonides, Peter Abelard, Thomas Aquinas, William of Auvergne and William of Ockham (among others). It provides various maps and articles about the 'natural science', 'divine Science' and 'natural science'. One can find detialed informations about the medieval history and philosophy. It also contains various materials to learn latin. It is worth mentioning that the site is stylised to look like a real medieval book.

  • 62
    Página 41

COLABORADORES

WHE Logo 7937x1922px.png
5-scs_logo_motto_founded_whitesquare.jpg
SBLlogo.jpg
Safe-Space-Alliance-logo-website-badge-transparent-background.png

El programa educativo de Archaeogaming de SASA está
subvencionado por el NJCH y la Universidad de Carolina del Norte.

Más información aqui .

NEH-Preferred-Seal820.jpeg
NJCH_wordmark-B.jpeg
hpg_circle logo.png
UNC Logo.png

Los puntos de vista, resultados, conclusiones o recomendaciones expresados en este recurso web no representan necesariamente los de la Fundación Nacional para las Humanidades.

¡SÍGUENOS!

  • Facebook
  • Instagram
  • Bluesky
  • YouTube
pngwing.com.png
icons8-discord-50.png
61109.png
tiktok_logo_bw-removebg-preview (1).png

Suscríbase a nuestra lista de correo,

            SASA Oracle

Gracias por unirse a nuestra lista de correo electrónico!

¿Tienes preguntas? Escríbenos

SASA es una organización sin ánimo de lucro exenta de impuestos en virtud 
del artículo 501(c)3.

logo.jpg

Política de Privacidad   Términos de Uso

bottom of page
let selectedValue; $w.onReady(() => { // Query the "Listings" collection to retrieve all listings wixData.query("Services") .find() .then(results => { // Set the data for the repeater $w("#repeater1").data = results.items.slice(0, 4); // Set an interval to shuffle the data every 6 seconds setInterval(() => { const shuffledListings = shuffleArray(results.items); $w("#repeater1").data = shuffledListings.slice(0, 4); }, 5000); }); }); // Shuffle the items in an array randomly function shuffleArray(array) { for (let i = array.length - 1; i > 0; i--) { const j = Math.floor(Math.random() * (i + 1)); [array[i], array[j]] = [array[j], array[i]]; } return array; }