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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.

Christian Classics Ethereal Library

Category

Biblical Studies

Type

Research Materials

Language

English

The Christian Classics Ethereal Library offers open-access to countless historical resources regarding the expansion and development of Christianity throughout history.

The Electronic Text Corpus of Sumerian Literature

Category

Ancient Near Eastern Languages & Civilizations

Type

Ancient Texts

Language

English

This has collected over 400 transliterations and translations of ancient Sumerian literary texts, ranging from mythology to royal praise poems, hymns, and other literature. There is also useful information about Sumerian grammar, literature, and cuneiform.

Artefacts of Excavation – British Excavations in Egypt 1880-1980

Category

Ancient African and Egyptian Studies

Type

Research Materials

Language

English

On this website, users can search through the database of British excavations in Egypt – fieldsites, the excavation seasons, the people who worked there, the objects they found, and the places these objects ended up traveling to.

Open Richly Annotated Cuneiform Corpus (ORACC)

Category

Ancient Near Eastern Languages & Civilizations

Type

Ancient Texts

Language

English

This database from the Penn Museum contains collections of cuneiform texts from throughout the Ancient Near East with translations and notes.

Atiqot - Publication of the Israel Antiquties Autority

Category

Ancient Near Eastern Languages & Civilizations

Type

Modern Books

Language

English

This website features open-access articles published by the Israel Antiquities Authority. Content focuses on the history and archaeology Israel and Palestine from prehistory to the Ottoman Empire.

DEMOS: Classical Athenian Democracy

Category

Ancient Greek & Roman Studies

Type

Research Materials

Language

English

A digital encyclopedia of classical Athenian democracy designed for a public audience. It describes the history, institutions, and people of democratic Athens in the 5th and 4th centuries BCE, and publishes the efforts of scholars to answer questions about Athenian democracy. Individual articles contain quotatoins from ancient documents with links to full translations on the Perseus Project. Users should be aware that many links on this page are broken/outdated.

Inventory of Ancient Associations

Category

Ancient Greek & Roman Studies

Type

Study Aids

Language

English

Online database that provides tools to study private associations in Ancient World. ''The main aim of the Inventory of Ancient Associations is to document the private associations of the Classical, Hellenistic, and Roman worlds (ca. 500 BC to ca. AD 300) in an analytical and critical manner.''

Nemea Center for Classical Archaeology

Category

Ancient Greek & Roman Studies

Type

Archaeological Site

Language

English

This website presents materials from the University of California excavations at ancient Nemea. There is a history of the site and excavations, information about current excavations, news and updates, and information on the summer field school.

The Mandatory Collection of the Rockefeller Archaeological Museum | Israel Antiquities Authority

Category

Ancient Near Eastern Languages & Civilizations

Type

Research Materials

Language

English; Hebrew

The National Treasures' collections comprise hundreds of thousands of artifacts that range from prehistoric periods to the end of the Ottoman period in Israel. This online site offers a selection of published artifacts from the collections of the National Treasures and is available for researchers, curators, students and the general public in Israel and abroad. This site is updated continuously, and new artifacts are added on a regular basis.

Philadelphia Museum of Art

Category

Preservation and Conservation

Type

Research Materials

Language

English

Access to the Museum's collections, as well as articles, images and videos related to preservation and conservation techniques, ongoing projects and general information at the Philadelphia Museum of Art.

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