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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.
Tumulus - A Mapping Archive of Northern Albanian Burial Mounds
Category
Ancient Europe
Type
Research Materials
Language
English
Tumulus is a project that locates, identifies, and maps burial mounds throughout Northern Albania. This project serves as a digital repository with information collected for each tumulus.
Hethitologie-Portal Mainz
Category
Ancient Near Eastern Languages & Civilizations
Type
Research Materials
Language
English
This website contains various tools for the research of the Hittite Language and other related Indo-European languages, Akkadian in the Hittite empire, the history of Ancient Anatolia (mainly during the bronze age), and more. The site also contains links to hundreds of transliterated and translated Hittite cuneiform texts
ORJACH - Online Resource for Japanese Archaeology and Cultural Heritage
Category
East Asian Studies
Type
Research Materials
Language
English
The Online Resource for Japanese Archaeology and Cultural Heritage (ORJACH) is an English-language interactive tool for teachers and students interested in incorporating the wonders of early Japan in teaching and learning across a range of subjects including history, geography, environment, cuisine and religious studies.
Archaeological Atlas of Antiquity - Vici.org
Category
General Archaeology
Type
Research Materials
Language
English, German, French, Dutch
An archaeological atlas of antiquity: a collaborative "wiki" type map of ancient archaeological sites. Data is primarily Greco-Roman, but it also includes some info from India, China, East Africa, and the Americas.
ASOR - Online Resources
Category
Ancient Near Eastern Languages & Civilizations
Type
Lesson Plans
Language
English
This website, collected by ASOR, brings together teaching resources on various topics related to the Ancient Near East and Mediterranean organized by grade level. There are links to various online resources for educators (lesson plan ideas, tools, syllabi, and much more).
IntraText
Category
Ancient Religion
Type
Ancient Texts
Language
Catalan, Czech, Chamorro, Danish, German, Estonian, Greek, English, Spanish, Esperanto, French, Gaelic, Croatian, Icelandic, Italian, Swahili, Luxembourgish, Lithuanian, Latin, Hungarian, Maltese, Maori, Moldavian, Dutch, Norwegian, Pali, Polish, Portuguese, Romanian, Sanskrit, Sardo, Albanian, Slovenian, Serbian, Finnish, Swedish, Tetum, Vietnamese
This website has a full online collection of religious, scientific, literature, and philosophical texts from around the world in numerous langauges.
World Heritage Jomon Prehistoric Sites in Northern Japan | UNESCO
Category
East Asian Studies
Type
Research Materials
Language
Japanese, English, Chinese (Traditional), Chinese (Simplified), Korean
This UNESCO site is about the Jomon culture and archaeological sites in Northern Japan, with helpful analyses, images, and other resources provided to better understand the history of the Jomon people.
Gertrude Bell Collection
Category
General Archaeology
Type
Research Materials
Language
English
The website with various research in Archaeology, History, Politics, and Travel, the books and papers of Gertrude Bell (1868-1926). Also, it comprises books on Arabic and Persian languages and on the histories of Arabia, and the Near and Middle East which were formerly part of Gertrude's working library.
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