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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.
Sefaria: A Living Library of Jewish Texts
Category
Ancient Religion
Type
Ancient Texts
Language
English, German, Esperanto, Spanish, Arabic, Finnish, French, Italian, Polish, Portuguese, Russian, Hebrew
Searchable texts and translations of ancient Jewish texts, including Tanakh, Talmud, Mishnah, etc. Available in many different langauges.
Portable Antiquities Scheme
Category
Ancient Europe
Type
Research Materials
Language
English
A digital project co-managed by the British Museum and the National Museum of Wales dedicated to preserving and presenting archaeological information to the public about Wales from the Bronze Age to Medieval period. It contains information on coins, metal artifacts, publications, news, and research in progress.
The Database of Religious History | The University of British Columbia
Category
Ancient Religion
Type
Research Materials
Language
English, French, Chinese (Simplified), Chinese (Traditional), Japanese
A database with comprehensive online quantitative and qualitative encyclopedia of religious cultural history which is written by academic scholars.
Japan Heritage Dazaifu
Category
East Asian Studies
Type
Research Materials
Language
Japanese, English, Chinese (Traditional), Chinese (Simplified), Korean
This website provides a considerable amount of resources about the history, culture, and identity of early Japan, and in particular, the city of Dazaifu.
British Institute for the Study of Iraq (BISI) Open Access Publications
Category
Ancient Near Eastern Languages & Civilizations
Type
Research Materials
Language
English
This website hosts open access publications from the British Insitute for the Study of Iraq related to Nimrud, Abu Salabikh, Tell Brak, Samarra, and Archaelogical Reports from Iraq. The books are downloadable as .pdf files.
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