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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.
Historic England
Category
Preservation and Conservation
Type
Research Materials
Language
English

Historic England lists buildings to protect in England, and they have a database with all of these historic buildings and an interactive map format of viewing them; their research is published in a free magazine which can be downloaded on their website; they have other maps and images as well as non-scholarly articles about the sites and conservation/preservation in general.
Central Asian Archaeological Landscapes
Category
Central Asian Studies
Type
Research Materials
Language
English

The range of archaeological heritage across Central Asia (Republic of Kazakhstan, Kyrgyz Republic, Republic of Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Republic of Uzbekistan, and the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region of China) is vast and much of it is undocumented, understudied, and under threat. Made possible by funding from the Arcadia Fund – a charitable fund of Lisbet Rausing and Peter Baldwin, CAAL is developing a digital inventory of these sites utilising the open-access Arches platform.
Inner and Central Asian Art and Archaeology (IAAA)
Category
Central Asian Studies
Type
Research Materials
Language
English

Inner and CentralAsian Art and Archaeology is the forum for discussion and publication of current international research projects and fieldwork concerning the art and archaeology of Central and Inner Asia. The series covers the vast regions flanking the ancient Silk Roads from the Iranian world to western China and from the Russian steppes to north-western India. The main focus is on the pre-Islamic period of art and archaeology of Inner Asia.
National Park Service
Category
Preservation and Conservation
Type
Research Materials
Language
English

Although it protects parks, the organization is still linked to history and culture, especially natural and human prehistory and American pre-colonial history of cultures, they have a database of parks, many non-scholarly articles about history and about preservation, as well as images and maps.
International Centre for the Study of the Preservation and Restoration of Cultural Property (ICCROM)
Category
Preservation and Conservation
Type
Research Materials
Language
English, French, Spanish, Italian, Arabic

ICCROM is an intergovernmental organization working in service to its member states to promote the conservation of all forms of cultural heritage in every region of the world; the website offers comprehensive information on international events and training opportunities in the fields of conservation and restoration. The sites provides freely accessibly scholarly articles available to download about the topic and offers internships.
The Office of the State Archaeologist (University of Iowa)
Category
Preservation and Conservation
Type
Research Materials
Language
English

The homepage of the Office of the State Archaeologist of Iowa (USA) that contains information related to archaeology conducted in Iowa. There are also general introductions to archaeology, a digitized collections of lithics, and other information on education and conservation.
Digital Central Asian Archaeology (DCAA) collection
Category
Central Asian Studies
Type
Research Materials
Language
English

The Digital Central Asian Archaeology (DCAA) collection, a digital archive and library of Soviet-era and later archaeological reports, surveys, and scholarship on Central Asia. The DCAA is a collection in the Ancient World Digital Library (AWDL), a project of Library of the Institute for the Study of the Ancient World at New York University. AWDL’s mission is to identify, collect, curate, and provide access to a broad range of scholarly materials relevant to the study of the ancient world.
Digital Pedagogy in the Humanities
Category
Unspecified
Type
Lesson Plans
Language
English

A collection of collections of digital artifacts and lesson plans on a wide variety of humanities-related topics that instructors can consult. No registration required to browse but an account is needed if one wants to contribute. Searchable and sorted by keywords.
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