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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.
Conservation Online
Category
Preservation and Conservation
Type
Research Materials
Language
English
Conservation OnLine (CoOL) is a freely accessible platform to generate and disseminate vital resources for those working to preserve cultural heritage worldwide. Provides access to archived journal entries about conservation, some other research materials such as audio materials
The Digital Humanism Initiative (DIGHUM)
Category
Unspecified
Type
Online Groups
Language
English
The Digital Humanism Initiative is an international collaboration seeking to build a community of scholars, policy makers, and industrial players who are focused on ensuring that technology development remain centered on human interests. While note strictly engaging in Ancient Studies, the Digital Humanism Initiative promotes the humanities broadly.
Artsoundscape
Category
Ancient Music
Type
Research Materials
Language
English
A research group based in Spain that studies ancient soundscapes of caves and rock paintings. They use a variety of methods from ethnography, ethnohistorical analysis, psychology, and archaeology. They also host scientific conferences, reading groups, and outreach events.
The Met Collection
Category
Art History
Type
Museum Tours
Language
English
This is a searchable database of images and information about pieces in the Met collection. Objects are from a wide variety of locations and time periods. There are high-resolution, downloadable images of works in the public domain.
LacusCurtius
Category
Ancient Greek & Roman Studies
Type
Ancient Texts
Language
English, Italian
Archive of public domain translations of Greek and Roman texts. Since these are older translations, the user is advised to look for more recent critical editions. While it includes some secondary sources, they are dated and not adequate substitutes for other academic sources.
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