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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.
The Digital Dead Sea Scrolls | The Israel Museum, Jerusalem
Category
Ancient Near Eastern Languages & Civilizations
Type
Ancient Texts
Language
English, Hebrew
Archive of sources, including translations and images, related to the Dead Sea Scrolls found at Qumran. The archive is extremely detailed and meticulously prepared. Each text is carefuly translated and the commentary is provided.
Exploring the Maya World
Category
Ancient American (Indigenous) Studies
Type
Museum Tours
Language
English
A digital museum collection about the Maya that includes pictures, text, Google street view tours of archaeological sites, videos, and interactive 3D models of artifacts. Contains information about the preservation of Maya archaeological sites.
Ets Haim Manuscripts
Category
Biblical Studies
Type
Research Materials
Language
English
Ets Haim is the oldest still functioning Jewish library in the world; This website holds images and descriptions of the 560 Jewish manuscripts (47,000 folios) from Ets Haim’s holdings. The descriptions of the manuscripts are based on earlier printed catalogues but contain a considerable amount of corrections and additions based on consultation of the original manuscripts.
Cultural Heritage Administration of the Republic of Korea
Category
East Asian Studies
Type
Research Materials
Language
English, Korean, Chinese, Japanese
The Culture Heritage Administration of the Republic of Korea is devoted towards presvering and educating about Korean history and culture. Their goal is cultivate an appreciation for Korea's past and integrate historical ideas and symbols into the future.
Australian Museum
Category
General Archaeology
Type
Museum Tours
Language
English
The Australian Museums' African Collection includes works from all over the continent and from all throughout human history. Open-source access to images and essays detailing the history behind collection pieces. Of particular note are its collections on ancient objects from Egypt, Zulu, Bali, and China, and First Nations of Australia and Oceania.
The Digital Archaeological Record
Category
General Archaeology
Type
Research Materials
Language
English
The Digital Archaeological Record (tDAR) is an international digital repository for the digital records of archaeological investigations. tDAR’s use, development, and maintenance are governed by Digital Antiquity, an organization dedicated to ensuring the long-term preservation of irreplaceable archaeological data and to broadening the access to the data.
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