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Online Resources Database for Ancient Studies

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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.

Digital Pedagogy in the Humanities

Category

Unspecified

Type

Lesson Plans

Language

English

A collection of collections of digital artifacts and lesson plans on a wide variety of humanities-related topics that instructors can consult. No registration required to browse but an account is needed if one wants to contribute. Searchable and sorted by keywords.

EIDOLON

Category

Ancient Greek & Roman Studies

Type

Online Groups

Language

English

An online classical studies "magazine" with entries written by scholars for a general audience. Mainly focused on classical reception and topics such as classics vs gender, race and intersectionality.

The Bornblum Eretz Israel Synagogues Website

Category

Ancient Near Eastern Languages & Civilizations

Type

Study Aids

Language

English, Hebrew

The main goal of the The Bornblum Eretz Israel Synagogues website is to display the world of synagogues from the Land of Israel for the scholar, student and layperson. This website provides information such as bibliographical references, geographical location, photos, plans and brief descriptions of ancient synagogues from the Roman and Byzantine periods in the Land of Israel. It also presents information on selected historically significant synagogues from the Middle Ages through the beginning of the 20th century.

British Institute at Ankara

Category

Arabic & Islamic Studies

Type

Research Materials

Language

English

The British Institute at Ankara is a research institution in Turkey that focuses on Anatolian and Black Sea archaeology, ancient and modern history, heritage management, social sciences, and contemporary issues in public policy and political science.

Parker Library on the Web | Stanford University

Category

Unspecified

Type

Ancient Texts

Language

English

On this website is a digital exhibit designed to support use and study of the manuscripts in the historic Parker Library at Corpus Christi College. The Parker Library is a treasure trove of rare medieval and Renaissance manuscripts, as well as early printed books. Almost all manuscripts in the Parker Library collection have been fully digitised and are available in this exhibit, along with associated bibliographic references and annotations made by scholars from around the world.

Nagoya City Museum

Category

East Asian Studies

Type

Museum Tours

Language

Japanese

A part of a website of Nagoya City Museum with collection of artifacts. It contains a lot of material from the Jomon, Yayoi, and other periods of Japan, with photos and descriptions of each individual artifact.

A History of the World in 100 Objects

Category

General Archaeology

Type

Study Aids

Language

English

A series of podcast episodes, each of which uses an artifact in the British Museum as a case study to discuss an aspect of human history. Covers topics from a variety of time periods and locations. Partnership between the British Museum and BBC Radio 4. Episodes have transcripts and are paired with photos of the artifacts in question.

Memory of Jomon Period

Category

East Asian Studies

Type

Research Materials

Language

English

This website contains information about the Jomon period of Japan, including the University of Tokyo excavations, recent excavations, and useful introductions to the topic.

Recording Archaeology

Category

General Archaeology

Type

Research Materials

Language

English

A YouTube channel that records archaeology lectures, talks, workshops, and conference presentations.

Institut français d'archéologie orientale (IFAO)

Category

Ancient African and Egyptian Studies

Type

Research Materials

Language

French, English

The IFAO's mission is to study the civilizations that have succeeded in Egypt from prehistory to modern times. The disciplines concerned are archaeology, philology and history. The sites of the IFAO concern all periods (Prehistory, Pharaonic Egypt, Coptic period, Islamic period) and sites are excavated throughout Egypt (Nile Valley, Delta, Oasis, Eastern and Western Deserts, Sinai, Red Sea ).

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